UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9659

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9659

    Published: 8 Feb 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9659
    Aliases:
    USN-2510-1

    Summary:

    Details: cff/cf2intrp.c in the CFF CharString interpreter in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with additional hints after the hint mask has been computed, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted OpenType font. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2240.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9659, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2510-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9659

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: freetype

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4

    Affected versions

    2.4.12-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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