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A vulnerability has been found in FreeType 2.5.3 (Software Library) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component CFF CharString Interpreter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 12/06/2014 by Mateusz Jurczyk (j00ru) with Google as FreeType 2.5.4 as confirmed news (Website). The advisory is available at freetype.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9659 since 02/07/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81429 (Fedora 20 : freetype-2.5.0-9.fc20 (2015-2216)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123566 (Oracle Solaris 10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Third Party Bulletin - April 2015)).
Upgrading to version 2.5.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at sourceforge.net. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The news contains the following remark:
FreeType 2.5.4 has been released. All users should upgrade due to another fix for vulnerability CVE-2014-2240 in the CFF driver. The library also contains a new round of patches for better protection against malformed fonts.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100799) and Tenable (81429). Similar entries are available at 69067, 69068, 69069 and 69071.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 81429
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : freetype-2.5.0-9.fc20 (2015-2216)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for freetype FEDORA-2015-2237
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: FreeType 2.5.4
Patch: git.savannah.gnu.org
Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: FreeType 2.5.4Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk (j00ru)
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9659 (🔍)
X-Force: 100799
SecurityTracker: 1031711 - FreeType Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Bypass Security Features, Deny Service, and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 48733 - FreeType <2.5.4 Remote DoS or Code Execution due to Buffer Overflow via Crafted OpenType Font, High
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Entry
Created: 02/09/2015 15:59Updated: 03/08/2022 19:31
Changes: 02/09/2015 15:59 (75), 06/20/2017 08:53 (6), 03/08/2022 19:24 (4), 03/08/2022 19:31 (1)
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