freetype: Infinite loop in parse_encoding in t1load.c
Published Sep 14, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.73%
Description
The parse_encoding function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a "broken number-with-base" in a Postscript stream, as demonstrated by 8#garbage.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 3
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freetype
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freetype
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
freetype
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | freetype | Will not fix | 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:N/I:N/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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.73% (0.03734) | 89.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.73% (0.03734) | 88.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.70% (0.02701) | 84.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.61% (0.06614) | 94.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.61% (0.06614) | 92.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=df14e6c0b9592cbb24d5381dfc6106b14f915e75 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?41590 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76727 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033536 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9745 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1492124 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262377 Issue Tracking
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=459050 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9745
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9745
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=df14e6c0b9592cbb24d5381dfc6106b14f915e75 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00017.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?41590 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76727 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033536 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9745 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1492124 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262377 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=459050 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9745 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9745 |
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