CVEs-PoC/2014/CVE-2014-9661.md

CVE-2014-9661

Description

type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not consider that scanning can be incomplete without triggering an error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Type42 font.

POC

Reference

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134396/FreeType-2.5.3-Type42-Parsing-Use-After-Free.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134396/FreeType-2.5.3-Type42-Parsing-Use-After-Free.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html

Github

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