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Oracle Solaris 11: CVE-2014-9747: Vulnerability in FreeType

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Oracle Solaris 11: CVE-2014-9747: Vulnerability in FreeType

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/07/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/29/2017
Modified
02/01/2022

Description

The t42_parse_encoding function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly update the current position for immediates-only mode, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Type42 font.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-solaris-11-2-upgrade-system-library-freetype-2-2-5-5-0-175-2-10-0-3-1434
  • oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-consolidation-x-x-incorporation-0-5-11-0-175-3-0-0-30-1483

References

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