CVE-2014-2240
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Memory corruption
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
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 & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)6%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.freetype.org/index.html ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.freetype.org/index.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57291Advisory
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41697
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57447
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.5.3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66074
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029895
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2148-1