Is CVE-2014-9659 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-9659 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-9659?

CVE-2014-9659 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-9659?

CVE-2014-9659 has an EPSS score of 7.69% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9659?

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

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-9659

HIGHEPSS 94th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

cff/cf2intrp.c in the CFF CharString interpreter in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with additional hints after the hint mask has been computed, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted OpenType font. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2240.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

freetypeDebian

Fixed in:2.5.2-3CVE-2014-9659

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

7.69%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

git.savannah.gnu.org

Exploit1

code.google.com

Third-Party Advisory6

Other references1

security.gentoo.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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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.