Is CVE-2014-9673 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9673 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9673?

CVE-2014-9673 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-9673

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 3.4%EU EUVD

Integer signedness error in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Mac font.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 3.4% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-9483)
Published: February 8, 2015
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-9483 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
freetype / freetype
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux hpc node
redhat / enterprise linux hpc node
redhat / enterprise linux hpc node eus
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
redhat / enterprise linux workstation

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=154(Exploit)
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=35252ae9aa1dd9343e9f4884e9ddb1fee10ef415(Issue Tracking)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055(Broken Link)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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