freetype: multiple integer overflows Mac_Read_POST_Resource() leading to heap-based buffer overflows
Published Feb 8, 2015
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.71%
Description
The Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with adding to length values without validating the original values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Mac font.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 14.10
- 15.04
Configuration 3
- 20
- 21
Configuration 4
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.6.z
- 7.1
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freetype-0:2.3.11-15.el6_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
freetype-0:2.4.11-10.ael7b_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
freetype
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freetype
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype-0:2.3.11-15.el6_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0696 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | freetype-0:2.4.11-10.ael7b_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0696 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | freetype | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.71% (0.05710) | 92.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.71% (0.05710) | 92.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 4.31% (0.04311) | 88.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 7, 2026 | 6.65% (0.06649) | 91.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 5.12% (0.05124) | 89.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 3.30% (0.03297) | 86.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 5.12% (0.05124) | 89.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 3.30% (0.03297) | 86.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 5.12% (0.05124) | 89.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.42% (0.03421) | 86.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.95% (0.08949) | 87.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.42% (0.03421) | 86.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.40% (0.02405) | 90.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02527) | 88.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.80% (0.01798) | 86.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=153 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=240c94a185cd8dae7d03059abec8a5662c35ecd3 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=cd4a5a26e591d01494567df9dec7f72d59551f6e x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3461 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9674 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1191190 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9674
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9674
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