Denial of Service Vulnerability in FreeType's t42_parse_encoding Function

CVE-2014-9747 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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