CVE-2014-9672

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2014-11-24
CWE:
CWE-129
Bugzilla:
1191095: CVE-2014-9672 freetype: Array index error in the parse_fond function in base/ftmac.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2014-9672 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of freetype as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 4.3
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 freetype Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freetype Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 freetype Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 freetype Not affected
RHEV Manager 3 mingw-virt-viewer Not affected

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