CVE-2014-9747

Description

The t42_parse_encoding function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly update the current position for immediates-only mode, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Type42 font.

References

https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41309

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/25/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/11/4

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/src/type42/t42parse.c?id=8b281f83e8516535756f92dbf90940ac44bd45e1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3