Multiple integer signedness errors in the pcf_get_encodings function in pcf/pcfread.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow, NULL pointer dereference, and application crash) via a crafted PCF file that specifies negative values for the first column and first row.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9670 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.18%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 3.27% | 4.18% | +0.91% |
| 2 | 2026-05-13 | 3.85% | 3.27% | -0.59% |
| 3 | 2026-05-07 | — | 3.85% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2014-9670 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (freetype), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9670 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2014-9670: 1 GLSA(s) (201503-05), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/freetype); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-9670 |
redhat
|
low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9670 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2014-9670 severity moderate: SUSE including 328 source package names (amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20220127-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 389 product×package rows across 59 product lines (SUSE Liberty Linux 7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, … (59 product lines)): Fixed 227, Known Affected 157, Known Not Affected 5. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9670/ |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2014-9670 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (freetype), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9670 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.1 | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.2 | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 20 | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 21 | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | solaris | 10.0 | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | solaris | 11.2 | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node | 6 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 6.6.z | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.6.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.10 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 15.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| freetype | freetype | <= 2.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |