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.
Published: 2014-03-18
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-2280 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2148-1 FreeType vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Freetype Freetype
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:06:00.393Z

Reserved: 2014-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2241

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-03-18T17:04:18.140

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-2241

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2014-03-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-2241 - Bugzilla

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