CVE-2014-9659
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9659
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-9659.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-9659
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2015-02-08T11:59:21Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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
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- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=2cdc4562f873237f1c77d43540537c7a721d3fd8
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=190