| Name | CVE-2014-9666 |
| Description | The tt_sbit_decoder_init function in sfnt/ttsbit.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with a count-to-size association without restricting the count value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted embedded bitmap. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-185-1, DSA-3188-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 777656 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| freetype (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.5.2-3+deb8u6 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2.6.3-3.2+deb9u2 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.6.3-3.2+deb9u3 | fixed | |
| buster | 2.9.1-3+deb10u3 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster (lts) | 2.9.1-3+deb10u2 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 2.10.4+dfsg-1+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u3 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2.13.3+dfsg-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| freetype | source | squeeze | 2.4.2-2.1+squeeze5 | DLA-185-1 | ||
| freetype | source | wheezy | 2.4.9-1.1+deb7u1 | DSA-3188-1 | ||
| freetype | source | (unstable) | 2.5.2-3 | 777656 |
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=167
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=257c270bd25e15890190a28a1456e7623bba4439