CVE-2014-2241: 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…

PriorityP425medium6.8CVSS 2.0

AVNACMAuNCPIPAP

EPSS

1.57%

72.6th percentile

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.

Affected

9 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
canonical	ubuntu_linux	—	—
debian	freetype	< freetype 2.5.2-1.1 (bookworm)	freetype 2.5.2-1.1 (bookworm)
freetype	freetype	<= 2.5.2	—
freetype	freetype	—	—
freetype	freetype	—	—
freetype	freetype	>= 0 < 2.5.2-1.1	2.5.2-1.1
freetype	freetype	>= 0 < 2.5.2-1.1	2.5.2-1.1
freetype	freetype	>= 0 < 2.5.2-1.1	2.5.2-1.1
freetype	freetype	>= 0 < 2.5.2-1.1	2.5.2-1.1

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv6.8MEDIUM

vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH

vendor_debian6.8MEDIUM

vendor_redhat6.8MEDIUM

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