CVE-2014-9674

Impact:
Important
Public Date:
2015-02-08
CWE:
CWE-190->CWE-122
Bugzilla:
1191190: CVE-2014-9674 freetype: multiple integer overflows Mac_Read_POST_Resource() leading to heap-based buffer overflows
Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were 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.

Find out more about CVE-2014-9674 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

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

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