Is CVE-2014-9661 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-9661 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-9661?

CVE-2014-9661 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-9661?

CVE-2014-9661 has an EPSS score of 4.36% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9661?

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

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-9661

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not consider that scanning can be incomplete without triggering an error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Type42 font.

How to fix

Remediation Available

freetypeDebian

Fixed in:2.5.2-3CVE-2014-9661

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

4.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

code.google.com

Other references15

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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.