cff/cf2intrp.c in the CFF CharString interpreter in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with additional hints after the hint mask has been computed, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted OpenType font. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2240.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade freetype | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-libs/freetype. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade system/library/freetype-2 to version 2.5.5-0.175.2.10.0.3.1434 on Solaris 11.2Upgrade consolidation/X/X-incorporation to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.0.0.30.1483 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ftviewUpgrade ftdiffUpgrade ftlintUpgrade freetype2-develUpgrade ftstringUpgrade ftdumpUpgrade ftvalidUpgrade freetype2-devel-32bitUpgrade libfreetype6-32bitUpgrade freetype2-32bitUpgrade ft2demosUpgrade ftbenchUpgrade ftgridUpgrade ftgammaUpgrade freetype2-x86Upgrade libfreetype6Upgrade freetype2Upgrade ftmultiUpgrade ftinspect | Dec 18, 2015 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libfreetype6 | Nov 8, 2024 | Feb 8, 2015 |
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