Description
Integer signedness error in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Mac font.
References (12)
Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=154
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=35252ae9aa1dd9343e9f4884e9ddb1fee10ef415
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html
Broken Link vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1
Scores
EPSS
0.0279
EPSS Percentile
86.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (20)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
10.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
15.04
debian/debian_linux
7.0
freetype/freetype
< 2.5.3
opensuse/opensuse
13.1
opensuse/opensuse
13.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
6.0
... and 10 more
Published
Feb 08, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026