VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-2241
CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-03-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation