CVE-2014-9747

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.

Published: 2016-06-07 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-9747 is rated Moderate Risk (57.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.10%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9747

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 2026-03-03 1.17% 1.10% -0.07%
2 2025-03-30 1.53% 1.17% -0.36%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.53% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-9747

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-9747

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-9747

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-9747 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-2014-9747
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9747
suse low CVE-2014-9747 severity low: SUSE including 10 source package names (freetype2, freetype2-2.3.7-25.41.4, …), 30 product×package rows across 10 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (10 product lines)): Fixed 16, Known Not Affected 14. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9747/
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-9747 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (freetype), 4 status rows across 4 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9747

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-9747

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freetype freetype <= 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-9747

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