CVE-2014-9668
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
Description
The woff_open_font function in sfnt/sfobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with offset+length calculations without restricting length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Web Open Font Format (WOFF) file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9668
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.5.2-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.5.2-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.5.2-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.5.2-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.5.2-3 |
| ubuntu | 10.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 15.04 | affected | |
| suse | 13.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
| fedora | 20 | affected | |
| fedora | 21 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| freetype | freetype | {"endIncluding":"2.5.3"} | |
References
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=164
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f46add13895337ece929b18bb8f036431b3fb538
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9668
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.