PT-2015-4346
CVE-2014-9673
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Published
2014-12-07
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVSS 2.0
6.8
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
FreeType versions prior to 2.5.4
Description
The issue is related to an integer signedness error in the Mac Read POST Resource function in base/ftobjs.c. This error can be exploited by remote attackers using a crafted Mac font, potentially leading to a denial of service due to a heap-based buffer overflow, or possibly having other unspecified impacts.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 2.5.4, update to version 2.5.4 or later to resolve the issue.
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