CVE-2014-2240

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2014-2240
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2014-03-12T14:55:30
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-01-26T12:43:34
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.5.2
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.freetype.org/index.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41697
http://secunia.com/advisories/57291 Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.5.3
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029895
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66074
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2148-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/57447
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2240
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2240
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:26:17 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-01 22:16:26 2014-03-12T14:55Z 2014-03-12T14:55:30 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-01 22:16:26 2021-01-26T12:43:34 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-01 22:16:26 Modified Vulnerability Status updated