freetype: OOB stack-based read/write in cf2_hintmap_build()
Published Mar 18, 2014
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.90%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freetype
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freetype
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
freetype
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of freetype as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01897) | 78.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01571) | 72.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00581) | 67.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01063) | 84.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01063) | 83.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 82.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=135c3faebb96f8f550bd4f318716f2e1e095a969 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41697 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57447 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/12/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2148-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2241 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074646 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2241
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2241
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=135c3faebb96f8f550bd4f318716f2e1e095a969 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41697 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/57447 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/12/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2148-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2241 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074646 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2241 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2241 |
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