CVE-2014-9672 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or read sensitive memory via crafted Mac font files in FreeType.
- 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-2014-9672?
CVE-2014-9672 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
Array index error in the parse_fond function in base/ftmac.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted FOND resource in a Mac font file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9672?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Freetype Freetype, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9672?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-9672 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9672 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9672, GHSA-58fh-qf9x-f6j9, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9672.