CVE-2012-5670 json
The _bdf_parse_glyphs function in FreeType before 2.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds wri…
published 2013-01-24 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5553
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- freetype Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.9-1.1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5670
- ft2demos openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.7-1.1
- freetype2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.7-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2012-5670 updated cvss 6.8
freetype: Out-of-bounds write in _bdf_parse_glyphs() (#37907)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 freetype Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freetype, freetype-demosnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- git.savannah.gnu.org /cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=7f2e4f4f553f6836be7683f66226afac3fa979b8
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1686-1
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00078.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00056.html
vendor-advisory
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slackware.com
/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.520186
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/51900
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/51826
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1027921
vdb-entry
- freetype.org /
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2012/12/25/2
mailing-list
- savannah.nongnu.org /bugs/?37907
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-5670
- NVD CVE-2012-5670
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