NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting freetype-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.8% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FREETYPEDEVEL-1332393
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Dec 2012

Introduced: 15 Dec 2012

CVE-2012-5668  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 freetype-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freetype-devel package and not the freetype-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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