DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9657

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9657 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH

The tt_face_load_hdmx function in truetype/ttpload.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not establish a minimum record size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TrueType font.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0

8.699999809265137

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:14	freetype	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	freetype	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	freetype	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	freetype	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Feb 8, 2015 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9657 advisory

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