#VU32564 Input validation error in FreeType - CVE-2014-2241

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#VU32564 Input validation error in FreeType - CVE-2014-2241

Published: March 18, 2014 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32564
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2241
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeType
Software vendor:
freetype.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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