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CVE-2012-5669

CVE-2012-5669

EPSS 3.9%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=07bdb6e289c7954e2a533039dc93c1c136099d2dhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00056.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00068.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00078.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0216.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/51826http://secunia.com/advisories/51900https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37906http://www.freetype.org/http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/25/2http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027921http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.520186