CVE-2014-2240
Fixed in a distro release EPSS 7%
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.
Products: freetype
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | freetype | 2.5.2-1.1 |
| Debian 13 | freetype | 2.5.2-1.1 |
| Debian 14 | freetype | 2.5.2-1.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | freetype2 | 2.5.3-5.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | ft2demos | 2.5.3-5.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | freetype2 | 2.5.3-5.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | ft2demos | 2.5.3-5.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | freetype2 | 2.5.3-5.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | ft2demos | 2.5.3-5.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | freetype2 | 2.5.3-5.1 |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | freetype2 | 2.13.3-1.1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | freetype2 | 2.7-1.1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ft2demos | 2.7-1.1 |