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CVE-2014-9656

Published: 8 February 2015

The tt_sbit_decoder_load_image function in sfnt/ttsbit.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly check for an integer overflow, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted OpenType font.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
in precise, this code is in src/sfnt/ttsbit0.c

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
freetype
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.5.4)
lucid
Released (2.3.11-1ubuntu2.8)
precise
Released (2.4.8-1ubuntu2.2)
trusty
Released (2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4)
utopic
Released (2.5.2-2ubuntu1.1)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=ba931be2af19a2a37ad55d66cd7bc53dbc0c18dc (bp precise)
upstream: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f0292bb9920aa1dbfed5f53861e7c7a89b35833a