Fluid Attacks Database

Description

The t42_parse_encoding function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly update the current position for immediates-only mode, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Type42 font.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 13	freetype	>=0 <2.6-1	2.6-1
debian 14	freetype	>=0 <2.6-1	2.6-1
debian 12	freetype	>=0 <2.6-1	2.6-1
debian 11	freetype	>=0 <2.6-1	2.6-1
rpm rhel6	freetype	-	-
rpm rhel7	freetype	-	-
rpm rhel5	freetype	-	-

Aliases

1. CVE-2014-97472. NVD-2014-97473. OSV-DEBIAN-2014-97474. OSV-2014-97475. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2014-9747

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