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)
EPSS: 0.016 (72.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Freetype — versions 2.5, 2.5.1
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 13.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)