CVE-2014-9673
An integer signedness flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way FreeType handled Mac fonts. If a specially crafted font file was loaded by an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (freetype) | RHSA-2015:0696 | 2015-03-17 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (freetype) | RHSA-2015:0696 | 2015-03-17 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | freetype | Will not fix |
| RHEV Manager 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Affected |