Stack-based buffer overflow in freetype-infinality (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2014-2240 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-121 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
freetype-infinality (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component samba (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU32478
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2240
CWE-ID:
CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the cf2_hintmap_build function in cff/cf2hints.c when processing a large number of stem hints in a font file. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsfreetype-infinality (Alpine package): 2.4.12-r0 - 2.5.3-r0
samba (Alpine package): 3.6.3-r0 - 3.6.24-r0
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:freetype-infinality_alpine_package:2.4.12-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.0
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:freetype-infinality_alpine_package:2.5.1-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.0
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:freetype-infinality_alpine_package:2.5.3-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.0
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:samba_alpine_package:3.6.3-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.3
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:samba_alpine_package:3.6.4-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.3
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:samba_alpine_package:3.6.4-r1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.3
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=726f5aa5aadf19eb6e0eab10d7d3e6f89f17c224
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=49a5bbad77b43010542ced663cdb1faf15316cfa
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3cc05e0408a7b2b503c355393cdf664834dadf95
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6ab193082a8670b701af45c4a27771e6268e6ff2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
