CVE-2012-1126

N/A Unknown
Published: April 25, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00015.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0467.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48508
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48758
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48797
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48822
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48918
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48973
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/16
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52318
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026765
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800581
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0467.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48508
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48758
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48797
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48822
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48918
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48973
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/16
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52318
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026765
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800581
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

46 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.6%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

mozilla freetype

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