HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2014-9664
MEDIUM

CVE-2014-9664

CWE-119Published: February 8, 2015· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

FreeType before 2.5.4 does not check for the end of the data during certain parsing actions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Type42 font, related to type42/t42parse.c and type1/t1load.c.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2014-9664 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-119): Buffer overflow vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service by corrupting adjacent memory.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityM
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityP
IntegrityP
AvailabilityP
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

Canonical1 product(s)
ubuntu linux
Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
Fedora1 product(s)
fedora
freetype1 product(s)
freetype
openSUSE1 product(s)
opensuse
Oracle1 product(s)
solaris
Red Hat6 product(s)
enterprise linux desktopenterprise linux hpc nodeenterprise linux hpc node eusenterprise linux serverenterprise linux server eusenterprise linux workstation
Source: NVD CPE · 24 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttp://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=183
PATCHhttp://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=73be9f9ab67842cfbec36ee99e8d2301434c84ca
PATCHhttp://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=183
PATCHhttp://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=73be9f9ab67842cfbec36ee99e8d2301434c84ca
ADVISORYhttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188
ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1
ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
ADVISORYhttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188
ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1
ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1

All References (30)

→
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.htmlThird Party Advisory
→
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=183Exploit · Patch · Vendor Advisory
→
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=73be9f9ab67842cfbec36ee99e8d2301434c84caPatch · Vendor Advisory
→
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=dd89710f0f643eb0f99a3830e0712d26c7642acd
→
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.htmlThird Party Advisory
→
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.htmlThird Party Advisory
→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.htmlThird Party Advisory
→
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.htmlThird Party Advisory
→
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188Third Party Advisory
→
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055Broken Link
→
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlThird Party Advisory
→
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
→
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1Third Party Advisory
→
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2014-9664
CVSS Score6.8 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-119
CISA KEVNo
Affected7 vendor(s)
PublishedFeb 8, 2015

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2014-9664 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
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