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    CVE-2014-9745

    The parse_encoding function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a "broken number-with-base" in a Postscript stream, as demonstrated by 8#garbage.

    Published:Feb 14, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Sep 14, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.02685
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Freetype
    Product
    Freetype
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=df14e6c0b9592cbb24d5381dfc6106b14f915e75
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00017.html
    http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?41590
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76727
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033536
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1492124
    https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=459050
    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=df14e6c0b9592cbb24d5381dfc6106b14f915e75
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00017.html
    http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?41590
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76727
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033536
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1492124
    https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=459050

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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