High 7.5Published Feb 8, 2015

CVE-2014-9668The woff_open_font function in sfnt/sfobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with offset+length calculations without restricting length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of se…

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The woff_open_font function in sfnt/sfobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with offset+length calculations without restricting length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Web Open Font Format (WOFF) file.

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

opensuse opensuse opensuse:opensuse	13.1; 13.2	NVD
fedoraproject fedora fedoraproject:fedora	20; 21	NVD
canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux	10.04; 12.04; 14.04; 14.10; 15.04	NVD
freetype freetype freetype:freetype	through 2.5.3	NVD

References

References

http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=164	exploit
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f46add13895337ece929b18bb8f036431b3fb538
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.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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