CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-2240

HIGHEPSS 93th pctl
7.5
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
freetypeDebian
Fixed in:2.5.2-1.1CVE-2014-2240
Fixed in:2.5.2-1.1CVE-2014-2240
Fixed in:2.5.2-1.1CVE-2014-2240
Fixed in:2.5.2-1.1CVE-2014-2240

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

6.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days
93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

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