VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-5670
The _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.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.69%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.69%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The _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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.69% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- freetype/freetype
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=7f2e4f4f553f6836be7683f66226afac3fa979b8
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00078.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51826Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51900Vendor Advisory
- 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
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1686-1
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37907
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=7f2e4f4f553f6836be7683f66226afac3fa979b8
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00078.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51826Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51900Vendor Advisory
- 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
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1686-1
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37907
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.