CVE-2014-9660 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted BDF fonts due to a NULL pointer dereference in FreeType, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9660?
CVE-2014-9660 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 8 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9660?
It affects 12 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Freetype Freetype, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Solaris and 6 more.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9660?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-9660 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9660 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9660, GHSA-gmc8-5qj2-cm28, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9660.