Multiple integer signedness errors in the pcf_get_encodings function in pcf/pcfread.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow, NULL pointer dereference, and application crash) via a crafted PCF file that specifies negative values for the first column and first row.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade freetype-demosUpgrade freetype-develUpgrade freetype | Dec 1, 2016 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade freetype | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Jul 9, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-libs/freetype. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade consolidation/X/X-incorporation to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.0.0.30.1483 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade system/library/freetype-2 to version 2.5.5-0.175.2.10.0.3.1434 on Solaris 11.2 | May 29, 2017 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade freetype-demosUpgrade freetype-develUpgrade freetype | Oct 16, 2024 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 24, 2014 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ftdumpUpgrade ftgammaUpgrade freetype2-x86Upgrade freetype2-develUpgrade libfreetype6Upgrade ftbenchUpgrade ftinspectUpgrade ftstringUpgrade ftgridUpgrade ftvalidUpgrade freetype2-devel-32bitUpgrade ftlintUpgrade ftviewUpgrade ft2demosUpgrade ftdiffUpgrade ftmultiUpgrade freetype2Upgrade libfreetype6-32bitUpgrade freetype2-32bit | Dec 18, 2015 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libfreetype6 | Nov 8, 2024 | Feb 8, 2015 |
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