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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-03-12T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:05:59.888Z

Reserved: 2014-02-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-2240

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-03-12T14:55:30.773

Modified: 2021-01-26T12:43:34.040

Link: CVE-2014-2240

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2014-03-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-2240 - Bugzilla