Is CVE-2014-9746 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-9746 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-9746?

CVE-2014-9746 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-9746?

CVE-2014-9746 has an EPSS score of 3.29% (87th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9746?

Upgrade freetype on debian 11 to 2.6-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-9746

CRITICALEPSS 87th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The (1) t1_parse_font_matrix function in type1/t1load.c, (2) cid_parse_font_matrix function in cid/cidload.c, (3) t42_parse_font_matrix function in type42/t42parse.c, and (4) ps_parser_load_field function in psaux/psobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 do not check return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted font.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

freetypeDebian

Fixed in:2.6-1CVE-2014-9746

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references6

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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.