CVE-2014-2240
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.070 · 94 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (56)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1232FreeType: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2014-03-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in FreeType ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Benutzerrechten auszuführen oder um einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (24)
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- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41697cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57291cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57447cnnvd
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.5.3cnnvd
- http://www.freetype.org/index.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029895cnnvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2148-1cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66074cnnvd
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