CVE-2014-9663 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the FreeType library (versions prior to 2.5.4), specifically within the tt_cmap4_validate function. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts by providing a specially crafted cmap SFNT table. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any public exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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