CVE-2014-9668

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductFreetype
PublishedFeb 8, 2015
First seenFeb 8, 2015

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
freetype freetypev ≤ 2.5.3—
opensuse opensuse13.1, 13.2—
fedoraproject fedora20, 21—
canonical ubuntu_linux10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04—

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