CVE-2014-2240: freetype

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-2240 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in freetype. EPSS estimates a 7.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-03-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.