CVE-2012-5668

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2012-5668
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2013-01-24T21:55:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-01-26T12:43:34
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.4.10
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00056.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027921
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00068.html
http://www.freetype.org/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00078.html
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37905
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1686-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/51826 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/25/2
http://secunia.com/advisories/51900 Vendor Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=9b6b5754b57c12b820e01305eb69b8863a161e5a
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.520186
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5668
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5668
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:26:17 Added to TrackCVE