CVE-2014-9667

Description

sfnt/ttload.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with offset+length calculations without restricting the values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SFNT table.

How to fix CVE-2014-9667

To remediate CVE-2014-9667, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

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

Is CVE-2014-9667 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 1.8%, 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-2014-9667