Improper input validation in Freetype
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freetype — versions 2.5, 2.5.1
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 13.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/ (Exploit, Patch)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2148-1 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/57447 (third-party-advisory)
- savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/12/4 (mailing-list)