CVE-2014-9745
freetype - security update
EPSS 2.9%
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-9745
To remediate CVE-2014-9745, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/freetype—upgrade to 2.6-1 or later
- Debian/freetype—upgrade to 2.4.2-2.1+squeeze6 or later
- Debian/freetype—upgrade to 2.4.9-1.1+deb7u2 or later
Is CVE-2014-9745 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.6-1
- from 0, < 2.4.2-2.1+squeeze6
- from 0, < 2.4.9-1.1+deb7u2