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freetype — security advisory
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.
- Products
- freetype
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.5.2-1.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2014-2241
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:45 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2241
freetype
Fixed versions: 2.5.2-1.1
freetype
Fixed versions: 2.5.2-1.1
freetype
Fixed versions: 2.5.2-1.1
Complete source record
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