CVE-2014-2241

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.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2014-03-18 10:04

Updated : 2014-03-31 23:29

NVD link : CVE-2014-2241

Mitre link : CVE-2014-2241

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

freetype

freetype

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