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CVE-2014-2241: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2014-2241
Published 18-03-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-2241 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
38/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.90%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2
MGASA-2014-0130OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1SUSE-SU-2025:20204-1

Timeline

  1. 18-03-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.90%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.90% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.90%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (git.savannah.gnu.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • freetype< 2.5.2-1.1
Freetype1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

6 links