CVE-2014-9665
EPSS 3.1%
Description
The Load_SBit_Png function in sfnt/pngshim.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not restrict the rows and pitch values of PNG data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by embedding a PNG file in a .ttf font file.
How to fix CVE-2014-9665
To remediate CVE-2014-9665, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/freetype—upgrade to 2.5.2-3 or later
Is CVE-2014-9665 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.5.2-3