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Medium
CVE-2012-5669
The _bdf_parse_glyphs function in FreeType before 2.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers...
Vulnerability Description
The _bdf_parse_glyphs function in FreeType before 2.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to BDF fonts and an incorrect calculation that triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027921
- http://www.freetype.org/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1686-1
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=07bdb6e289c7954e2a533039dc93c1c136099d2d
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00078.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/25/2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00056.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0216.html
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37906
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.520186
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51900
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00068.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51826
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.3.1, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.1, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.1.9, 2.1.10, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6, 2.3.7, 2.3.8, 2.3.9, 2.3.10, 2.3.11, 2.3.12, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7, 2.4.8, 2.4.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 24th, 2013
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.