freetype: NULL Pointer Dereference in bdf_free_font (#37905)
Published Jan 24, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.34%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.4.10
- 1.3.1
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
- 2.0.9
- 2.1
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.5
- 2.1.6
- 2.1.7
- 2.1.8
- 2.1.8
- 2.1.9
- 2.1.10
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.3.7
- 2.3.8
- 2.3.9
- 2.3.10
- 2.3.11
- 2.3.12
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.4.4
- 2.4.5
- 2.4.6
- 2.4.7
- 2.4.8
- 2.4.9
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freetype
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freetype
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.34% (0.02339) | 82.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.34% (0.02339) | 81.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.53% (0.02526) | 84.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.20% (0.06199) | 84.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.53% (0.02526) | 84.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.79% (0.01785) | 88.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 1.79% (0.01785) | 87.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01703) | 85.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=9b6b5754b57c12b820e01305eb69b8863a161e5a x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00056.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00068.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00078.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q4/511
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51826 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51900 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.freetype.org/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/25/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027921 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.520186 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1686-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5668 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=890087 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5668
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37905 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5668
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