CVE-2014-9660

7.5 · HIGH

Published Feb 8, 2015 opensuse CWE-476 EPSS 5.06% (92th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-9660 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting opensuse opensuse. It was published on February 8, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The _bdf_parse_glyphs function in bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly handle a missing ENDCHAR record, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BDF font.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from opensuse. Update opensuse to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
freetype	freetype	0	Affected

References

Ref advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html Ref code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=188 Ref git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=af8346172a7b573715134f7a51e6c5c60fa7f2ab Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html Ref rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html Ref www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188 Ref www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055 Ref www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-9660?

CVE-2014-9660 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting opensuse opensuse. It was published on February 8, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-9660?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-9660?

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