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 SFNT string in a Type 42 font.
References (21)
Core 21
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48797
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48508
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48822
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52318
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48918
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/16
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00015.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48973
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00002.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800585
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026765
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml
Scores
EPSS
0.0381
EPSS Percentile
88.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (46)
freetype/freetype
1.3.1
freetype/freetype
2.0.0
freetype/freetype
2.0.1
freetype/freetype
2.0.2
freetype/freetype
2.0.3
freetype/freetype
2.0.4
freetype/freetype
2.0.5
freetype/freetype
2.0.6
freetype/freetype
2.0.7
freetype/freetype
2.0.8
... and 36 more
Published
Apr 25, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026