CVE-2014-9746: Debian Linux

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The (1) t1_parse_font_matrix function in type1/t1load.c, (2) cid_parse_font_matrix function in cid/cidload.c, (3) t42_parse_font_matrix function in type42/t42parse.c, and (4) ps_parser_load_field function in psaux/psobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 do not check return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted font.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only; version 8.0 only
• FreeType FreeType: up to and including 2.5.3

Published 2016-06-07. Last modified 2026-06-17.