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CVE-2014-9660

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.<a href=http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html>CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference</a>

Priority: High
CVSS v3: 0.0
Component: freetype
Publish Date: Feb 8, 2015
Related ID: --
CVSS v2: 7.5
Modified Date: Feb 9, 2015

Find out more about CVE-2014-9660 from the MITRE-CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


Products Affected

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Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads
Linux
Wind River Linux LTS 17 Not Vulnerable -- -- Wind River VxWorks Security Alert CVE-2014-9660 for FreeType 2
Wind River Linux 8 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux 9 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux 7 Fixed -- 7.0.0.4 --
Wind River Linux LTS 21 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 22 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 18 Not Vulnerable -- -- Wind River VxWorks Security Alert CVE-2014-9660 for FreeType 2
Wind River Linux LTS 19 Not Vulnerable -- -- Wind River VxWorks Security Alert CVE-2014-9660 for FreeType 2
Wind River Linux CD release Not Vulnerable -- -- Wind River VxWorks Security Alert CVE-2014-9660 for FreeType 2
Wind River Linux 6 Fixed -- 6.0.0.19 --
Wind River Linux LTS 23 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 24 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
VxWorks
VxWorks 7 Fixed -- SR0640 Wind River VxWorks Security Alert CVE-2014-9660 for FreeType 2
VxWorks 6.9 Won't Fix -- -- Wind River VxWorks Security Alert CVE-2014-9660 for FreeType 2
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition Not Vulnerable -- -- --
eLxr
eLxr 12 Not Vulnerable -- -- --

Related Products

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Notes
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