CVE-2014-9671

freetype: integer overflow in pcf_get_properties() leading to NULL pointer dereference

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · November 24, 2014

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

Off-by-one error in the pcf_get_properties function in pcf/pcfread.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PCF file with a 0xffffffff size value that is improperly incremented.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference