CVE-2014-2241 (GCVE-0-2014-2241)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-03-18 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:06
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2148-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://secunia.com/advisories/57447 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41697 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/12/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
Date Public
2014-02-25 00:00
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