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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade freetype | Aug 30, 2017 | Jan 24, 2013 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade freetypeUpgrade freetype-demosUpgrade freetype-devel | Dec 1, 2016 | Jan 24, 2013 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade freetype | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 24, 2013 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Feb 2, 2016 |
| 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 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade freetype-develUpgrade freetype-demosUpgrade freetype | Oct 16, 2024 | Jan 24, 2013 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade freetype2-develUpgrade ftbenchUpgrade ftgammaUpgrade ftviewUpgrade ftstringUpgrade ftvalidUpgrade libfreetype6Upgrade freetype2-devel-32bitUpgrade ftdumpUpgrade freetype2-profile-tti35Upgrade ftinspectUpgrade ftsdfUpgrade ftlintUpgrade freetype2-x86Upgrade freetype2-32bitUpgrade ftdiffUpgrade ftgridUpgrade freetype2Upgrade libfreetype6-32bitUpgrade ftmultiUpgrade ft2demos | Dec 12, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libfreetype6 | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 24, 2013 |
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