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CVE-2014-2241 Details

Description

The (1) cf2_initLocalRegionBuffer and (2) cf2_initGlobalRegionBuffer functions in cff/cf2ft.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 do not properly check if a subroutine exists, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure), as demonstrated by a crafted ttf file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=135c3faebb96f8f550bd4f318716f2e1e095a969 CVEExploitPatch
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41697 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/57447 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/12/4 CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2148-1 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
freetype freetype
<= 2.5.2
2.5
2.5.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
13.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-2241
NVD Published Date:
Mar 18, 2014
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]