Fluid Attacks Database

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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 11	freetype	>=0 <2.4.9-1.1	2.4.9-1.1
debian 12	freetype	>=0 <2.4.9-1.1	2.4.9-1.1
debian 13	freetype	>=0 <2.4.9-1.1	2.4.9-1.1
debian 14	freetype	>=0 <2.4.9-1.1	2.4.9-1.1
rpm rhel5	freetype	<0:2.2.1-32.el5_9.1	0:2.2.1-32.el5_9.1
rpm rhel6	freetype	<0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1	0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1

Aliases

1. CVE-2012-56692. NVD-2012-56693. OSV-DEBIAN-2012-56694. OSV-2012-56695. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2012-5669

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