CVE-2014-9672: Buffer Overflow
First published: Sun Feb 08 2015(Updated: )
Array index error in the parse_fond function in base/ftmac.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted FOND resource in a Mac font file.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Solaris | =10.0 | |
| Oracle Solaris | =11.2 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =7.0 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =10.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.10 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =15.04 | |
| Freetype Freetype | <=2.5.3 | |
| openSUSE openSUSE | =13.1 | |
| openSUSE openSUSE | =13.2 |
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Reference Links
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=155
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=18a8f0d9943369449bc4de92d411c78fb08d616c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134395/FreeType-2.5.3-Mac-FOND-Resource-Parsing-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-From-Stack.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
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- vendor/oracle
- canonical/oracle solaris
- version/oracle solaris/10.0
- version/oracle solaris/11.2
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian debian linux
- version/debian debian linux/7.0
- vendor/canonical
- canonical/canonical ubuntu linux
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/10.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/12.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/14.04
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/14.10
- version/canonical ubuntu linux/15.04
- vendor/freetype
- canonical/freetype freetype
- version/freetype freetype/2.5.3
- vendor/opensuse
- canonical/opensuse opensuse
- version/opensuse opensuse/13.1
- version/opensuse opensuse/13.2