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TI-2014-07865 Aliases CVE-2014-9675GHSA-gp42-2rqf-vfq6

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 identifies property names by only verifying that an…

Priority LOW 30CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 16 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04159 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 16 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 22

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.5.3VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 12 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.6.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.6.zVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.6.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6.z Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:0696 Released 2015-03-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    freetype security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) freetype-2.4.11-10.el7_1.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) freetype-demos-2.4.11-10.el7_1.1, freetype-devel-2.4.11-10.el7_1.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) freetype-2.4.11-10.el7_1.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) freetype-demos-2.4.11-10.el7_1.1, freetype-devel-2.4.11-10.el7_1.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) freetype-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) freetype-demos-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1, freetype-devel-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) freetype-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) freetype-demos-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1, freetype-devel-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) freetype-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1, freetype-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1.ppc, freetype-devel-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) freetype-2.4.11-10.ael7b_1.1, freetype-2.4.11-10.el7_1.1, freetype-2.4.11-10.el7_1.1.ppc +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) freetype-demos-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) freetype-demos-2.4.11-10.ael7b_1.1, freetype-demos-2.4.11-10.el7_1.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) freetype-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1, freetype-devel-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) freetype-2.4.11-10.el7_1.1, freetype-devel-2.4.11-10.el7_1.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) freetype-demos-2.3.11-15.el6_6.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) freetype-demos-2.4.11-10.el7_1.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:0696

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9675
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gp42-2rqf-vfq6

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 11

Other 2

Sources

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