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CVE-2014-2240

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 7.0%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.5 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
EPSS score
7.0% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2014-2279)
Published
March 12, 2014
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-2279 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • freetype / freetype
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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