Is CVE-2014-2241 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-2241 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2241?

CVE-2014-2241 has a CVSS score of 6.8 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2014-2241?

Patch guidance is available from freetype security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-2241.

CVE-2014-2241 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-2241?

4 products: freetype freetype, freetype freetype, freetype freetype, canonical ubuntu linux.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FREETYPE
Published: 3/18/2014
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

freetype : freetypefreetype : freetypefreetype : freetypecanonical : ubuntu_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD