Is CVE-2014-9674 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9674 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9674?

CVE-2014-9674 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-2014-9674?

Patch guidance is available from canonical security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-9674.

CVE-2014-9674 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-9674?

23 products: canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, and 18 more.

Description

The Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with adding to length values without validating the original 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 Mac 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_linuxoracle : solarisoracle : solarisfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoraredhat : 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_workstationopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusefreetype : freetype

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD