PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2012-5669Out-of-bounds
7.9 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.015 Low
EPSS
Percentile
86.5%
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.
References
git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=07bdb6e289c7954e2a533039dc93c1c136099d2d
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00056.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00068.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00078.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0216.html
secunia.com/advisories/51826
secunia.com/advisories/51900
www.freetype.org/
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/25/2
www.securitytracker.com/id?1027921
www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.520186
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1686-1
savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37906
Related
7.9 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.015 Low
EPSS
Percentile
86.5%