Is CVE-2014-9668 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9668 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9668?

CVE-2014-9668 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-2014-9668?

Patch guidance is available from opensuse security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-9668.

CVE-2014-9668 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-9668?

10 products: opensuse opensuse, opensuse opensuse, fedoraproject fedora, fedoraproject fedora, canonical ubuntu linux, and 5 more.

Description

The woff_open_font function in sfnt/sfobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with offset+length calculations without restricting length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Web Open Font Format (WOFF) file.

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: OPENSUSE
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

opensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusefedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoracanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxfreetype : freetype

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD