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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-01-24T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:14:16.354Z

Reserved: 2012-10-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-5669

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-01-24T21:55:01.227

Modified: 2021-01-26T12:43:34.040

Link: CVE-2012-5669

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2012-12-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-5669 - Bugzilla