Is CVE-2014-9663 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9663 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9663?

CVE-2014-9663 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-2014-9663?

Patch guidance is available from freetype security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-9663.

CVE-2014-9663 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-9663?

24 products: freetype freetype, debian debian linux, opensuse opensuse, opensuse opensuse, fedoraproject fedora, and 19 more.

Description

The tt_cmap4_validate function in sfnt/ttcmap.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 validates a certain length field before that field's value is completely calculated, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted cmap SFNT table.

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: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FREETYPE
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

freetype : freetypedebian : debian_linuxopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusefedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoraoracle : solarisoracle : solariscanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_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_workstation

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD