Out-of-Bounds Affecting freetype package, versions <2.4.8-1ubuntu2.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
1.8% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-FREETYPE-379992
  • published24 Jan 2013
  • disclosed24 Jan 2013

Introduced: 24 Jan 2013

CVE-2012-5668  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 freetype to version 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freetype package and not the freetype package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 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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