Out-of-Bounds Affecting freetype package, versions <2.5.2-1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
13.91% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FREETYPE-380264
  • published12 Mar 2014
  • disclosed12 Mar 2014

Introduced: 12 Mar 2014

CVE-2014-2240  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable freetype to version 2.5.2-1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freetype package and not the freetype package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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