Is CVE-2014-9660 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-9660 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-9660?

CVE-2014-9660 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-9660?

CVE-2014-9660 has an EPSS score of 5.06% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9660?

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

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-9660

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The _bdf_parse_glyphs function in bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly handle a missing ENDCHAR record, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BDF font.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

freetypeDebian

Fixed in:2.5.2-3CVE-2014-9660

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-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	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.