CVE-2012-1139
FreeType Font Array Index Vulnerability (Arbitrary Code Execution and Denial of Service)
Description
Array index error in 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 stack read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted glyph data in a BDF font.
INFO
Published Date :
April 25, 2012, 10:10 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 1:36 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00002.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00015.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0467.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48508 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48758 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48797 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48822 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48918 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48973 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057 Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/16 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52318 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026765 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800598 -
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-2012-1139 freetype: data buffer underflow in BDF parser _bdf_parse_glyphs() (#35656) Array index error in 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 stack read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted glyph data in a BDF font. Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/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-2012-1139 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Array index error in 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 stack read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted glyph data in a BDF font. CVE-2012-1139 freetype: data buffer underflow in BDF parser _bdf_parse_glyphs() (#35656) Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0467 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1139 [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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-1139 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-1139
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
8.70 }} -2.22%
score
0.94511
percentile