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CVE-2012-5668

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 2.34%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2013-01-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2012-5668
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
2.34%

Original NVD 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.