Resource Management Errors Affecting freetype package, versions [,2.5.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.69% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FREETYPE-2380973
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed7 Jun 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Jun 2016

CVE-2014-9747  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade freetype to version 2.5.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Resource Management Errors. The t42_parse_encoding function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly update the current position for immediates-only mode, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Type42 font.

CVSS Scores

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