Vulnerability CVE-2014-9747
Published: 2016-06-07

Description:
The t42_parse_encoding function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly update the current position for immediates-only mode, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Type42 font.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Freetype -> Freetype 
Debian -> Debian linux 

 References:
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41309
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/25/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/11/4
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/src/type42/t42parse.c?id=8b281f83e8516535756f92dbf90940ac44bd45e1
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