CVE-2012-1138
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 vectors involving…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.75%). 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 vectors involving the MIRP instruction in a TrueType font.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.75% probability · 91th 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://secunia.com/advisories/48508
- 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=800597
- 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://secunia.com/advisories/48508
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48797
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48918
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.