DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5670

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5670
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5670.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5670
Upstream
Published
2013-01-24T21:55:01Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:09:38Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The bdfparse_glyphs function in FreeType before 2.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) via vectors related to BDF fonts and an ENCODING field with a negative value.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.9-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.9-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.9-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.9-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}