CVE-2014-2240

Description

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.

How to fix CVE-2014-2240

To remediate CVE-2014-2240, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/freetype—upgrade to 2.5.2-1.1 or later

Is CVE-2014-2240 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 2.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.5.2-1.1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2240