7.5

CVE-2014-9747: debian debian_linux Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9747DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9747
Published 07-06-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-9747 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.02%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1
DLA-319-1DSA-3370-1SUSE-SU-2016:1149-1

Timeline

  1. 07-06-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.02%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.02% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.02%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Freetype1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • freetype< 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5

3 vendors · 4 products

References

10 links