Information Exposure Affecting freetype package, versions <0:2.4.11-10.el7_1.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FREETYPE-4988004
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Feb 2015

Introduced: 8 Feb 2015

CVE-2014-9675  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 freetype to version 0:2.4.11-10.el7_1.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 identifies property names by only verifying that an initial substring is present, which allows remote attackers to discover heap pointer values and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted BDF font.

CVSS Scores

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