Is CVE-2014-9657 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-9657 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-9657?

CVE-2014-9657 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-9657?

CVE-2014-9657 has an EPSS score of 5.06% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9657?

Upgrade freetype on debian 11 to 2.5.2-3 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-9657

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The tt_face_load_hdmx function in truetype/ttpload.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not establish a minimum record size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TrueType font.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

freetypeDebian

Fixed in:2.5.2-3CVE-2014-9657

freetypeUbuntu

Fixed in:2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4USN-2510-1

libfreetype6Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4USN-2510-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.06%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

git.savannah.gnu.org

Exploit1

code.google.com

Third-Party Advisory9

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.