CVE-2014-9746

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FreeType versions prior to 2.5.4

Description The issue is related to several functions in FreeType, including t1 parse font matrix, cid parse font matrix, t42 parse font matrix, and ps parser load field, which do not check return values. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in uninitialized memory access and application crash, or possibly have other unspecified impacts through a crafted font.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.5.4, update to version 2.5.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the vulnerable functions until a patch is available. Avoid using crafted fonts that could exploit this issue until the update is applied.