CVE-2012-5670

Publication date 31 December 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
freetype 12.10 quantal
Fixed 2.4.10-0ubuntu1.1
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

introduced by http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/src/bdf/bdflib.c?id=03242f58c4bf7226276d8e4e7cb106045319e517 so only in 2.4.9+

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
freetype

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1686-1
    • FreeType vulnerabilities
    • 14 January 2013

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