VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-5668
CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-01-24
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer