bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 identifies property names by only verifying that an initial substring is present, which allows remote attackers to discover heap pointer values and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted BDF font.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-185-1 freetype security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3188-1 freetype security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-9485 bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 identifies property names by only verifying that an initial substring is present, which allows remote attackers to discover heap pointer values and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted BDF font.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2510-1 FreeType vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:55:04.532Z

Reserved: 2015-02-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-9675

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-02-08T11:59:36.490

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-9675

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-02-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-9675 - Bugzilla

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