CVE-2014-9670 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted PCF file exploiting integer signedness errors in the FreeType library.
- 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-2014-9670?
CVE-2014-9670 is a medium-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
Multiple integer signedness errors in the pcf_get_encodings function in pcf/pcfread.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow, NULL pointer dereference, and application crash) via a crafted PCF file that specifies negative values for the first column and first row.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9670?
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-2014-9670?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-9670 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9670 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9670, GHSA-vrhc-2m3r-v6qm, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9670.