Is CVE-2014-9672 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9672 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9672?

CVE-2014-9672 has a CVSS score of 5.8 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2014-9672?

Patch guidance is available from oracle security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-9672.

CVE-2014-9672 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-9672?

11 products: oracle solaris, oracle solaris, debian debian linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, and 6 more.

Description

Array index error in the parse_fond function in base/ftmac.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted FOND resource in a Mac font file.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ORACLE
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

oracle : solarisoracle : solarisdebian : debian_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxfreetype : freetypeopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensuse

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD