Is CVE-2012-5668 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5668 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5668?

CVE-2012-5668 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2012-5668?

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CVE-2012-5668 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2012-5668?

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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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FREETYPE
Published: 1/24/2013
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
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Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

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