Fluid Attacks Database

Description

Off-by-one error in the pcf_get_properties function in pcf/pcfread.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PCF file with a 0xffffffff size value that is improperly incremented.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 11	freetype	>=0 <2.5.2-3	2.5.2-3
debian 13	freetype	>=0 <2.5.2-3	2.5.2-3
debian 14	freetype	>=0 <2.5.2-3	2.5.2-3
debian 12	freetype	>=0 <2.5.2-3	2.5.2-3
rpm rhel6	freetype	<0:2.3.11-15.el6_6.1	0:2.3.11-15.el6_6.1
rpm rhel5	freetype	-	-
rpm rhel7	freetype	<0:2.4.11-10.el7_1.1	0:2.4.11-10.el7_1.1

Aliases

1. CVE-2014-96712. NVD-2014-96713. OSV-DEBIAN-2014-96714. OSV-2014-96715. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2014-9671

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