Is CVE-2014-9661 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9661 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9661?

CVE-2014-9661 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2014-9661?

Patch guidance is available from canonical security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-9661.

CVE-2014-9661 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-9661?

22 products: canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, and 17 more.

Description

type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not consider that scanning can be incomplete without triggering an error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Type42 font.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CANONICAL
Published: 2/8/2015
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

canonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxdebian : debian_linuxredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_hpc_noderedhat : enterprise_linux_hpc_noderedhat : enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_server_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_server_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_workstationredhat : enterprise_linux_workstationfreetype : freetypeopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusefedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedora

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD