CVE-2014-9671 Affecting freetype package, versions <0:2.3.11-15.el6_6.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.15% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-FREETYPE-2491505
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Feb 2015

Introduced: 8 Feb 2015

CVE-2014-9671  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 freetype to version 0:2.3.11-15.el6_6.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-0696.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freetype package and not the freetype package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Off-by-one error in the pcf_get_properties function in pcf/pcfread.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PCF file with a 0xffffffff size value that is improperly incremented.

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