7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2014-9668
FreeType WOFF Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

The woff_open_font function in sfnt/sfobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with offset+length calculations without restricting length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Web Open Font Format (WOFF) file.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 8, 2015, 11:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9668 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 Freetype freetype
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in FreeType; upgrading to a patched version will address the issue.
  • Update the FreeType package.
  • Restart the affected service or system if required.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-9668 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-9668 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9668 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=164
    Added Reference http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f46add13895337ece929b18bb8f036431b3fb538
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 03, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=164 No Types Assigned http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=164 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.51 }} 0.22%

score

0.79429

percentile