CVE-2012-5670

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5670
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-01-24 21:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe _bdf_parse_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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Freetype Freetype 1.3.1 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.0.0 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.0.1 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.0.2 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.0.3 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.0.4 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.0.5 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.0.6 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.0.7 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.0.8 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.0.9 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.10 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.3 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.4 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.5 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.6 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.7 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.8 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.8 rc1 All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.9 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.2.0 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.2.1 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.0 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.1 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.10 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.11 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.12 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.2 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.3 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.4 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.5 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.6 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.7 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.8 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.9 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.4.0 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.4.1 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.4.2 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.4.3 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.4.4 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.4.5 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.4.6 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.4.7 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.4.8 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.4.9 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
The FreeType Project - Bugs: bug #37907, Out-of-bounds write in... [Savannah] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 savannah.nongnu.org
Security Advisory SA51826 - Ubuntu update for freetype - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
USN-1686-1: FreeType vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
openSUSE-SU-2013:0165-1: moderate: update for freetype2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
FreeType Multiple Bugs in BDF Implementation Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request - Multiple security fixes in freetype - 2.4.11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com
openSUSE-SU-2013:0189-1: moderate: update for freetype2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
The FreeType Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.freetype.org
freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.savannah.gnu.org
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