CVE-2014-2240 | BDVDB-2026-60336 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57291
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029895
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2148-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57447
- http://www.freetype.org/index.html
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41697
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.5.3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66074
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.