CVE-2014-9656

Publication date 8 February 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The tt_sbit_decoder_load_image function in sfnt/ttsbit.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly check for an integer overflow, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted OpenType font.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
freetype	14.10 utopic	Fixed 2.5.2-2ubuntu1.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.2
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.8

Notes

mdeslaur

in precise, this code is in src/sfnt/ttsbit0.c

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
freetype	Upstream: ?id=ba9 Upstream: ?id=f02

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2510-1
FreeType vulnerabilities
24 February 2015

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9656