CVE-2012-5668

FreeType before 2.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL...

4.3 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.34%Up 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2012-5668
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-5668
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-5551 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-5551
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gxvr-g9gp-vrqg No score

FreeType before 2.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL...

Record: GHSA-gxvr-g9gp-vrqg
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2012-5668
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5668 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5668
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1 No score

ft2demos-2.7-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ft2demos-2.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1 No score

freetype2-devel-2.7-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the freetype2-devel-2.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

freetype

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`freetype` Debian:12	before 2.4.9-1.1	2.4.9-1.1
`freetype` Debian:13	before 2.4.9-1.1	2.4.9-1.1
`freetype` Debian:14	before 2.4.9-1.1	2.4.9-1.1
`ft2demos` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 32 CVEs	before 2.7-1.1	2.7-1.1
`freetype2` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 55 CVEs	before 2.7-1.1	2.7-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-5668 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Freetype, published January 24, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.34%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in freetype 2.4.9-1.1.

References

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