CVE-2014-9672 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

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.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9672, GHSA-58fh-qf9x-f6j9, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9672.

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