CVE-2014-2241
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
6.8
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
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2241
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=135c3faebb96f8f550bd4f318716f2e1e095a969
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.5.2-1.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.5.2-1.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.5.2-1.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.5.2-1.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.5.2-1.1 |
| ubuntu | 13.10 | affected | |
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
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.