Medium 6.8Published Feb 8, 2015

CVE-2014-9673Integer signedness error in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly…

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Integer signedness error in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Mac font.

CVSS: 6.8 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/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

canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux	10.04; 12.04; 14.04; 14.10; 15.04	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	7.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0; 7.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node	6.0; 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
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus	6.6.z; 7.1	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0; 7.0	NVD
opensuse opensuse opensuse:opensuse	13.1; 13.2	NVD
freetype freetype freetype:freetype	through 2.5.3	NVD

References

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html	third-party-advisory
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=154	exploit
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=35252ae9aa1dd9343e9f4884e9ddb1fee10ef415	issue-tracking
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
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1	third-party-advisory
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