Description
FreeType before 2.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via vectors related to BDF fonts and the improper handling of an "allocation error" in the bdf_free_font function.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2012-5551 | FreeType before 2.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via vectors related to BDF fonts and the improper handling of an "allocation error" in the bdf_free_font function. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1686-1 | FreeType vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T21:14:16.408Z
Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-5668
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-01-24T21:55:01.163
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-5668
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN