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CVE-2014-2240

Stack-based buffer overflow in the cf2_hintmap_build function in cff/cf2hints.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote a

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.02382
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

2
freetype<= 2.5.2
freetypeall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD12 Mar 2014 · 02:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:20204-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0455-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0463-1
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41697
http://secunia.com/advisories/57291Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57447
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.5.3
http://www.freetype.org/index.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66074
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