{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9746","details":"The (1) t1_parse_font_matrix function in type1/t1load.c, (2) cid_parse_font_matrix function in cid/cidload.c, (3) t42_parse_font_matrix function in type42/t42parse.c, and (4) ps_parser_load_field function in psaux/psobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 do not check return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted font.","modified":"2026-04-22T09:57:11.970282Z","published":"2016-06-07T14:06:00Z","related":["USN-2739-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2014-9746"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9746"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/25/4"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2739-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9746"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"freetype","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/freetype@2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5"}]}],"versions":["2.4.12-0ubuntu1","2.5.0.1-0ubuntu2","2.5.1-1ubuntu1","2.5.1-1ubuntu2","2.5.1-2ubuntu1","2.5.2-1ubuntu1","2.5.2-1ubuntu2","2.5.2-1ubuntu2.1","2.5.2-1ubuntu2.2","2.5.2-1ubuntu2.3","2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5","binary_name":"freetype2-demos"},{"binary_version":"2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5","binary_name":"libfreetype6"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9746.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}