freetype: Out-of-bounds write in _bdf_parse_glyphs() (#37907)
Published Jan 24, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.69%
Description
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.
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
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of freetype as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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 | 2.69% (0.02688) | 85.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02688) | 83.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.81% (0.02815) | 84.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.11% (0.07112) | 85.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.81% (0.02815) | 85.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.10% (0.01096) | 85.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 1.10% (0.01096) | 83.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 81.69th | 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 (16)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=7f2e4f4f553f6836be7683f66226afac3fa979b8 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/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-2012-5670 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=890094 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5670
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37907 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5670
Change history (0)
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