CVE-2012-1127
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 glyph or…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.77%). 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 glyph or bitmap data in a BDF font.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.77% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- freetype/freetype · mozilla/firefox mobile
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 3.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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=800583
- 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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.