CVE-2014-2240

Impact:
Important
Public Date:
2014-03-07
CWE:
CWE-121
Bugzilla:
1074646: CVE-2014-2240 CVE-2014-2241 freetype: OOB stack-based read/write in cf2_hintmap_build()

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2014-2240 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of freetype as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 6.8
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 freetype Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freetype Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 freetype Not affected

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