UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9672

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9672

    Published: 8 Feb 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9672
    Aliases:
    USN-2510-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9672, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2510-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9672

    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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