CVE-2012-5669 Memory corruption in n/a
A memory corruption vulnerability in FreeType allows attackers to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via malicious BDF fonts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-5669?
CVE-2012-5669 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Freetype Freetype, published on 24 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5669?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (20)
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.2.1-32.el5_9.1 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.2.1-32.el5_9.1 |
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.2.1-32.el5_9.1 |
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.2.1-32.el5_9.1 |
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:2.3.11-14.el6_3.1 |
Products include Freetype Freetype.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5669?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-5669 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5669 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freetype Freetype
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5669, GHSA-p2x3-xp3h-v29x, RHSA-2013:0216.