CVE-2014-9672
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.8 · Memory corruption
5.8CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
Array index error in the parse_fond function in base/ftmac.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted FOND resource in a Mac font file.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)5%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=18a8f0d9943369449bc4de92d411c78fb08d616c ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=18a8f0d9943369449bc4de92d411c78fb08d616cPatch
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.htmlAdvisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134395/FreeType-2.5.3-Mac-FOND-Resource-Parsing-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-From-Stack.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlAdvisory
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=155Exploit