9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2012-1133
FreeType Font Parsing Denial of Service/Execution of Arbitrary Code
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 write operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted glyph or bitmap data in a BDF font.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-1133 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-1133.

URL Resource
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/48300
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.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2428
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html Vendor 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=800591
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/48300
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.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2428
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html Vendor 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=800591

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-1133 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-1133 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • 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]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48300 [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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