* src/truetype/ttgload.c: fixing the TrueType loader to handle invalid

composites correctly by limiting the recursion depth

ChangeLog

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
         src/pshinter/pshalgo3.c: implemented the FT_RENDER_MODE_LIGHT hinting
         mode in the auto and postscript hinters
 
+        * src/truetype/ttgload.c: fixing the TrueType loader to handle invalid
+        composites correctly by limiting the recursion depth
+
 2003-01-08  David Turner  <david@freetype.org>
 
         * src/base/ftobjs.c (find_unicode_charmap): fixed the error code

src/truetype/ttgload.c

@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@
 #define UNSCALED_COMPONENT_OFFSET  0x1000
 
 
+/* Maximum recursion depth we allow for composite glyphs.
+ * The TrueType spec doesn't say anything about recursion,
+ * so it isn't clear that recursion is allowed at all. But
+ * we'll be generous.
+ */
+#define TT_MAX_COMPOSITE_RECURSE 5
+
+
+
   /*************************************************************************/
   /*                                                                       */
   /* <Function>                                                            */
@@ -747,7 +756,8 @@
   /*                                                                       */
   static FT_Error
   load_truetype_glyph( TT_Loader  loader,
-                       FT_UInt    glyph_index )
+                       FT_UInt    glyph_index,
+                       FT_UInt    recurse_count )
   {
 
 #ifdef TT_CONFIG_OPTION_BYTECODE_INTERPRETER
@@ -769,6 +779,11 @@
     FT_Bool               glyph_data_loaded = 0;
 #endif
 
+    if ( recurse_count >= TT_MAX_COMPOSITE_RECURSE )
+    {
+      error = TT_Err_Invalid_Composite;
+      goto Exit;
+    }
 
     /* check glyph index */
     if ( glyph_index >= (FT_UInt)face->root.num_glyphs )
@@ -985,7 +1000,7 @@
     /***********************************************************************/
 
     /* otherwise, load a composite! */
-    else
+    else if ( contours_count == -1 )
     {
       TT_GlyphSlot  glyph = (TT_GlyphSlot)loader->glyph;
       FT_UInt       start_point;
@@ -1059,7 +1074,8 @@
 
           num_base_points = gloader->base.outline.n_points;
 
-          error = load_truetype_glyph( loader, subglyph->index );
+          error = load_truetype_glyph( loader, subglyph->index,
+                                       recurse_count+1 );
           if ( error )
             goto Fail;
 
@@ -1326,6 +1342,12 @@
       }
       /* end of composite loading */
     }
+    else
+    {
+      /* invalid composite count ( negative but not -1 ) */
+      error = TT_Err_Invalid_Outline;
+      goto Fail;
+    }
 
     /***********************************************************************/
     /***********************************************************************/
@@ -1757,7 +1779,7 @@
     glyph->format        = FT_GLYPH_FORMAT_OUTLINE;
     glyph->num_subglyphs = 0;
 
-    error = load_truetype_glyph( &loader, glyph_index );
+    error = load_truetype_glyph( &loader, glyph_index, 0 );
     if ( !error )
       compute_glyph_metrics( &loader, glyph_index );