ubuntu-cve-2014-9665
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2015-02-08 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
Details

The Load_SBit_Png function in sfnt/pngshim.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not restrict the rows and pitch values of PNG data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by embedding a PNG file in a .ttf font file.

Severity
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos",
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6",
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "freetype",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/freetype@2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.4.12-0ubuntu1",
        "2.5.0.1-0ubuntu2",
        "2.5.1-1ubuntu1",
        "2.5.1-1ubuntu2",
        "2.5.1-2ubuntu1",
        "2.5.2-1ubuntu1",
        "2.5.2-1ubuntu2",
        "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.1",
        "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.2",
        "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The Load_SBit_Png function in sfnt/pngshim.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not restrict the rows and pitch values of PNG data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by embedding a PNG file in a .ttf font file.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9665",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:44Z",
  "published": "2015-02-08T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9665"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2510-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9665"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-2510-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2014-9665"
  ]
}



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