{"cve":"CVE-2012-5669","nvd":{"published":"2013-01-24T21:55:01.227","modified":"2026-06-16T23:47:13.240","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=07bdb6e289c7954e2a533039dc93c1c136099d2d","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00056.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00068.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00078.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0216.html"],"products":["freetype:freetype"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-5669","score":0.03857,"percentile":0.90163,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}