CVE-2014-9659

Name: CVE-2014-9659
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2015-02-08T11:59:21.633+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 7.69%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-9659 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. cff/cf2intrp.c in the CFF CharString interpreter in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with additional hints after the hint mask has been computed, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted OpenType font. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2240.. EPSS estimates a 7.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

cff/cf2intrp.c in the CFF CharString interpreter in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with additional hints after the hint mask has been computed, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted OpenType font. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2240.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

7.69%

93.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle	Solaris	10.0
Oracle	Solaris	11.2
Freetype	Freetype	<= 2.5.3
Fedoraproject	Fedora	20
Fedoraproject	Fedora	21
Opensuse	Opensuse	13.1
Opensuse	Opensuse	13.2
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	15.04

References

http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=190Exploit
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=2cdc4562f873237f1c77d43540537c7a721d3fd8Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=190Exploit
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=2cdc4562f873237f1c77d43540537c7a721d3fd8Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05

Timeline

Published: Feb 8, 2015
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-9659?

How severe is CVE-2014-9659?

Severity scoring for CVE-2014-9659 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 7.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9659?

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Source: NVD / NIST