Off-by-one error in the pcf_get_properties function in pcf/pcfread.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PCF file with a 0xffffffff size value that is improperly incremented.
CVE-2014-9671
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 87.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 8, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (24)
- cve@mitrehttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html
- cve@mitrehttp://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=157
- cve@mitrehttp://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=0e2f5d518c60e2978f26400d110eff178fa7e3c3
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055
- cve@mitrehttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
- cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=157
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=0e2f5d518c60e2978f26400d110eff178fa7e3c3
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2014-9671(1)
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Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libfreetype6 (2.4.8-1ubuntu2.2) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | freetype-0:2.4.11-10.el7_1.1 | 2015-03-17 | redhat |
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