CVE-2014-9746

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2014-01-22
Bugzilla:
1262373: CVE-2014-9746 CVE-2014-9747 freetype: Use of uninitialized memory

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The (1) t1_parse_font_matrix function in type1/t1load.c, (2) cid_parse_font_matrix function in cid/cidload.c, (3) t42_parse_font_matrix function in type42/t42parse.c, and (4) ps_parser_load_field function in psaux/psobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 do not check return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted font.

Find out more about CVE-2014-9746 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

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

Base Score 2.1
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
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 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freetype Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 freetype Will not fix

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