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bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 identifies property names by only verifying that an initial substring is present, which allows remote attackers to discover heap pointer values and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted BDF font.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade freetype-develUpgrade freetypeUpgrade freetype-demos | Dec 1, 2016 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade freetype | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Jul 9, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-libs/freetype. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade system/library/freetype-2 to version 2.5.5-0.175.2.10.0.3.1434 on Solaris 11.2Upgrade consolidation/X/X-incorporation to version 0.5.11-0.175.3.0.0.30.1483 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade freetypeUpgrade freetype-develUpgrade freetype-demos | Oct 16, 2024 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ftviewUpgrade ft2demosUpgrade ftgridUpgrade ftmultiUpgrade libfreetype6Upgrade ftgammaUpgrade ftvalidUpgrade ftstringUpgrade freetype2-x86Upgrade freetype2Upgrade ftbenchUpgrade ftdumpUpgrade freetype2-devel-32bitUpgrade freetype2-develUpgrade libfreetype6-32bitUpgrade ftdiffUpgrade freetype2-32bitUpgrade ftinspectUpgrade ftlint | Dec 18, 2015 | Feb 8, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libfreetype6 | Nov 8, 2024 | Feb 8, 2015 |
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