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CVE-2012-5669
Published: Jan 24, 2013
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
1027921
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.freetype.org/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-1686-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
openSUSE-SU-2013:0189
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
[oss-security] 20121224 Re: CVE Request - Multiple security fixes in freetype - 2.4.11
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
openSUSE-SU-2013:0165
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
RHSA-2013:0216
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37906
x_refsource_CONFIRM
SSA:2013-015-01
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SLACKWARE
51900
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
openSUSE-SU-2013:0177
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
51826
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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