CVE-2012-5669 in FreeType
Summary
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.
Reservation
10/24/2012
Disclosure
01/24/2013
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7238 | FreeType BDF File bdflib.c _bdf_parse_glyphs memory corruption | 119 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2012-5669 |