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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade freetype | Aug 30, 2017 | Jan 24, 2013 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade freetype | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 24, 2013 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-libs/freetype. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 24, 2013 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade system/library/freetype-2 to version 2.4.11-0.175.1.18.0.1.1350 on Solaris 11.1 | May 29, 2017 | Jan 24, 2013 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 15, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade freetype2-develUpgrade ftsdfUpgrade freetype2-devel-32bitUpgrade freetype2-32bitUpgrade freetype2-profile-tti35Upgrade ftbenchUpgrade libfreetype6-32bitUpgrade freetype2-x86Upgrade ftinspectUpgrade ftdumpUpgrade ftlintUpgrade ftstringUpgrade libfreetype6Upgrade ftmultiUpgrade ftviewUpgrade ft2demosUpgrade ftvalidUpgrade ftgridUpgrade ftgammaUpgrade ftdiffUpgrade freetype2 | Dec 12, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libfreetype6 | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 24, 2013 |
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