Buffer overflow in Freetype

CVE-2012-5668

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.023 (81.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Freetype — versions 1.3.1, 2.0.0, 2.0.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References