Description
The parse_encoding function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a "broken number-with-base" in a Postscript stream, as demonstrated by 8#garbage.
Published: 2015-09-14
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 2.9% Low
KEV: No
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-319-1 freetype security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3370-1 freetype security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-9551 The parse_encoding function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a "broken number-with-base" in a Postscript stream, as demonstrated by 8#garbage.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2739-1 FreeType vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Freetype Freetype
Opensuse Opensuse
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:55:04.639Z

Reserved: 2015-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9745

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-09-14T20:59:00.163

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

Link: CVE-2014-9745

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-02-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-9745 - Bugzilla

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