CVE-2014-2241

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 None

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2014-2241

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2014-03-18T17:04:18

Last Modified Date
2014-04-01T06:29:28

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-20	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype::::::::	1	OR	2.5.2
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.5:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.5.1:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
6.8

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
6.4

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/12/4
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=135c3faebb96f8f550bd4f318716f2e1e095a969	Exploit Patch
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41697
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-2014-2241
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2241

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 10:35:48				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-01 22:22:09	2014-03-18T17:04Z	2014-03-18T17:04:18	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-01 22:22:09		2014-04-01T06:29:28	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-01 22:22:09		Modified	Vulnerability Status	updated