High 7.5Published Feb 8, 2015

CVE-2014-9663The tt_cmap4_validate function in sfnt/ttcmap.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 validates a certain length field before that field's value is completely calculated, which allows remote attackers to cause a…

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The tt_cmap4_validate function in sfnt/ttcmap.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 validates a certain length field before that field's value is completely calculated, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted cmap SFNT table.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

freetype freetype freetype:freetype	through 2.5.3	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	7.0	NVD
opensuse opensuse opensuse:opensuse	13.1; 13.2	NVD
fedoraproject fedora fedoraproject:fedora	20; 21	NVD
oracle solaris oracle:solaris	10.0; 11.2	NVD
canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux	10.04; 12.04; 14.04; 14.10; 15.04	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0; 7.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node	6; 7.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus	7.1	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server redhat:enterprise_linux_server	6.0; 7.0	NVD
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References

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html	third-party-advisory
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=184	exploit
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=9bd20b7304aae61de5d50ac359cf27132bafd4c1	patch, vendor-advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html	third-party-advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html	third-party-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html	third-party-advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html	third-party-advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188	third-party-advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055	broken-link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html	third-party-advisory
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