CVE-2014-2241
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Ubuntu Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.10 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.5.2-1.1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.5.2-1.1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.5.2-1.1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.5.2-1.1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.5.2-1.1 |
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=135c3faebb96f8f550bd4f318716f2e1e095a969
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41697
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57447
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/12/4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2148-1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2241
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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