CVE-2014-9674

Ubuntu Linux vulnerability

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

5.7%

EPSS pct

92th

Exploited

No known

The Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with adding to length values without validating the original 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 Mac font.

Affected vendor

Canonical

Affected product

Ubuntu Linux

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published

2015-02-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

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