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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in FreeType 2.5.3 (Software Library). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on 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). It is possible to read the advisory at freetype.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-9664 since 02/07/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82509 (Amazon Linux AMI : freetype (ALAS-2015-502)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350200 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for freetype: ALAS-2015-502).
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 (100830) and Tenable (82509). Similar entries are available at 69067, 69068, 69069 and 69070.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 82509
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : freetype (ALAS-2015-502)
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OpenVAS ID: 703188
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3188-1 (freetype - security update)
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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-2014-9664 (🔍)
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X-Force: 100830 - FreeType multiple denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1031711
SecurityFocus: 72986 - FreeType Versions Prior to 2.5.4 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 02/09/2015 15:59Updated: 03/08/2022 20:37
Changes: 02/09/2015 15:59 (81), 03/09/2019 08:47 (3), 03/08/2022 20:37 (4)
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