CVE-2012-1138

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 vectors involving the MIRP instruction in a TrueType font.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.52% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/48797 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48508 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48822 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52318 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512
http://secunia.com/advisories/48918 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/16 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00015.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48973 third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026765 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800597
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1138?
CVE-2012-1138 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1138?
To fix CVE-2012-1138, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1138 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1138 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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