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title: "CVE-2014-9669\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-9669

Publication date 8 February 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Multiple integer overflows in sfnt/ttcmap.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allow
remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or memory
corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted cmap
SFNT table.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| freetype | 14.10 utopic | Fixed 2.5.2-2ubuntu1.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.2 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.8 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9669?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| freetype | * Upstream:   [?id=602](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=602040b1112c9f94d68e200be59ea7ac3d104565) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9669)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9669)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-9669)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9669)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2510-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2510-1)
+ FreeType vulnerabilities
+ 24 February 2015

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9669>
