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high7.5

CVE-2014-9660

The _bdf_parse_glyphs function in bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly handle a missing ENDCHAR record, which allows remote attackers to cau…

Impact

The _bdf_parse_glyphs function in bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly handle a missing ENDCHAR record, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BDF font.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
OpensuseOpensuse
Versions 13.1, 13.2
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04
DebianDebian Linux
Version 7.0
OracleSolaris
Versions 10.0, 11.2
FedoraprojectFedora
Versions 20, 21
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop
Versions 6.0, 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Hpc Node
Versions 6, 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus
Version 7.1
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server
Versions 6.0, 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Eus
Versions 6.6.z, 7.1
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation
Versions 6.0, 7.0
FreetypeFreetype
through 2.5.3

Weakness classification

References