Improper Input Validation Affecting freetype package, versions [,2.5.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.02% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FREETYPE-2380991
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed18 Mar 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Mar 2014

CVE-2014-2241  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade freetype to version 2.5.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. 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 Scores

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