CVE-2014-9660

Description

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.

How to fix CVE-2014-9660

To remediate CVE-2014-9660, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/freetype—upgrade to 2.5.2-3 or later

Is CVE-2014-9660 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 4.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.5.2-3

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9660