CVE-2014-2240

Publication date 12 March 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
freetype 13.10 saucy
Fixed 2.4.12-0ubuntu1.1
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected

Notes

seth-arnold

see also CVE-2014-9659

Patch details

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Package Patch details
freetype