CVE-2012-1128
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 (NULL pointer dereference and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.62%). 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 (NULL pointer dereference and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.62% probability · 92th 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 4.6% 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/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48508
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48822
- 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=800584
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48508
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48822
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.