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High
CVE-2014-2240
Stack-based buffer overflow in the cf2_hintmap_build function in cff/cf2hints.c in...
Vulnerability Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the cf2_hintmap_build function in cff/cf2hints.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of stem hints in a font file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57291
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029895
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2148-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57447
- http://www.freetype.org/index.html
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41697
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.5.3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66074
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.3.1, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.1, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.1.9, 2.1.10, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6, 2.3.7, 2.3.8, 2.3.9, 2.3.10, 2.3.11, 2.3.12, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7, 2.4.8, 2.4.9, 2.4.10, 2.4.11, 2.4.12, 2.5, 2.5.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 12th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.