CVE-2014-9747 in FreeType

Summary

The t42_parse_encoding function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly update the current position for immediates-only mode, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Type42 font.

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• Reservation: 09/25/2015
• Disclosure: 06/07/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-87758 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-835 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.3
• EPSS: 0.01099
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9747
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9747
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2014-9747/