CVE-2012-5669
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5669
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2012-5669.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2012-5669
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2013-01-24T21:55:01Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The bdfparse_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.
- References
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0216.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51826
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51900
- 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/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00068.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00078.html
- http://www.freetype.org/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/25/2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027921
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.520186
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37906