CVE-2012-1126
FreeType before 2.4.9, as used in Mozilla Firefox Mobile before 10.0.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted property…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
FreeType before 2.4.9, as used in Mozilla Firefox Mobile before 10.0.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted property data in a BDF font.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.57% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- freetype/freetype · mozilla/firefox mobile
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00015.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0467.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48508
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48758
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48797
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48918
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48973
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/16
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52318
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026765
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800581
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00015.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0467.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48508
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.