DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9660

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9660
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9660.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9660
Downstream
Published
2015-02-08T11:59:22Z
Modified
2026-09-04T06:47:35Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The _bdf_parse_glyphs function in bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly handle a missing ENDCHAR record, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BDF font.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9660.json"

Debian:13 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9660.json"

Debian:14 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9660.json"