CVE-2014-9668

Description

The woff_open_font function in sfnt/sfobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with offset+length calculations without restricting length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Web Open Font Format (WOFF) file.

How to fix CVE-2014-9668

To remediate CVE-2014-9668, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

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

Is CVE-2014-9668 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 2.2%, 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-2014-9668