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CVE-2014-2240

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

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Summary

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.

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References 8

secunia.com

securitytracker.com

ubuntu.com

freetype.org

savannah.nongnu.org

sourceforge.net

securityfocus.com