CVE-2014-2240

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 12, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-2240: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix