UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9661

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9661

    Published: 8 Feb 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9661
    Aliases:
    USN-2510-1

    Summary:

    Details: type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not consider that scanning can be incomplete without triggering an error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Type42 font.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9661, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2510-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9661

    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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