CVE-2014-9745

FreeType < 2.5.3 - Denial of Service via Malformed Postscript Stream

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The parse_encoding function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a "broken number-with-base" in a Postscript stream, as demonstrated by 8#garbage.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00017.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76727
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?41590
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033536

Scores

EPSS 0.0285
EPSS Percentile 86.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (7)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 15.04
debian/debian_linux 7.0
debian/debian_linux 8.0
freetype/freetype < 2.5.2
opensuse/opensuse 13.1
Published Sep 14, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026