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CVE-2012-1140 Details

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 a crafted PostScript font object.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0467.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800600	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/48508	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/48758	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/48822	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/48973	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml	CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057	CVE
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/16	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52318	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026765	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0467.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800600	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/48508	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/48758	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/48822	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/48973	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml	[email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057	[email protected]
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/16	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52318	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026765	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1	[email protected]

see all 36 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
freetype freetype	<= 2.4.8 1.3.1 2.0.0 2.0.1 2.0.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:1.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.7:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla firefox mobile	<= 10.0.3 1.0 4.0 4.0 beta1 4.0 beta2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:4.0:beta1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:4.0:beta2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:4.0:beta3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:4.0:beta4:::::: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:6.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:6.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:9.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:10.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:10.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:10.0.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

14 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 26, 2021	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Jan 26, 2021	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Jan 26, 2021	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Jan 18, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 13, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 6, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 25, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]