CVE - CVE-2012-5669

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-5669	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20121224 Re: CVE Request - Multiple security fixes in freetype - 2.4.11 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/25/2 CONFIRM:http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=07bdb6e289c7954e2a533039dc93c1c136099d2d CONFIRM:http://www.freetype.org/ CONFIRM:https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37906 REDHAT:RHSA-2013:0216 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0216.html SLACKWARE:SSA:2013-015-01 URL:http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.520186 SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2013:0165 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00056.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2013:0177 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00068.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2013:0189 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00078.html UBUNTU:USN-1686-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1686-1 SECTRACK:1027921 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027921 SECUNIA:51826 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51826 SECUNIA:51900 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51900
Assigning CNA
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Date Entry Created
20121024	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20121024)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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