freetype: heap buffer over-read in BDF parsing _bdf_parse_glyphs() (#37906)
Published Jan 24, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.86%
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.
Affected products
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- ≤ 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
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freetype-0:2.2.1-32.el5_9.1
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0216
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freetype-0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0216
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype-0:2.2.1-32.el5_9.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0216 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype-0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0216 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.86% (0.03857) | 89.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.86% (0.03857) | 88.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.65% (0.01654) | 80.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.37% (0.05374) | 83.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.65% (0.01654) | 80.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.49% (0.01490) | 87.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 1.49% (0.01490) | 86.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.42% (0.01422) | 84.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 87.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 87.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 86.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 69.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=07bdb6e289c7954e2a533039dc93c1c136099d2d 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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0216.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- 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-2012-5669 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=890088 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5669
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37906 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5669
Change history (0)
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