9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2012-1131
FreeType Font Table Cell Table Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

FreeType before 2.4.9, as used in Mozilla Firefox Mobile before 10.0.4 and other products, on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the cell table of a font.

INFO

Published Date :

April 25, 2012, 10:10 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-1131 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Freetype freetype
1 Mozilla firefox_mobile

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-1131 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2012-1131 freetype: incorrect type cast allowing input sanity check bypass in ft_smooth_render_generic() (#35604) FreeType before 2.4.9, as used in Mozilla Firefox Mobile before 10.0.4 and other products, on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the cell table of a font.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0467 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1131 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description FreeType before 2.4.9, as used in Mozilla Firefox Mobile before 10.0.4 and other products, on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the cell table of a font. CVE-2012-1131 freetype: incorrect type cast allowing input sanity check bypass in ft_smooth_render_generic() (#35604)
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1131 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0467 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026765 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52318 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48508 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

10.17 }} 3.87%

score

0.95093

percentile

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