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CVE-2012-1138

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-1138 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from freetype, from mozilla organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-04-25T10:10:18.527

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	freetype	freetype	≤ 2.4.8	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	1.3.1	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.0.0	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.0.1	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.0.2	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.0.3	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.0.4	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.0.5	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.0.6	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.0.7	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.0.8	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.0.9	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.1	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.1.3	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.1.4	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.1.5	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.1.6	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.1.7	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.1.8	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.1.8	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.1.9	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.1.10	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.2.0	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.2.1	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.3.0	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.3.1	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.3.2	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.3.3	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.3.4	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.3.5	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.3.6	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.3.7	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.3.8	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.3.9	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.3.10	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.3.11	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.3.12	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.4.0	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.4.1	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.4.2	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.4.3	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.4.4	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.4.5	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.4.6	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	2.4.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	≤ 10.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	4.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	5.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	6.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	6.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	6.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	7.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	8.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	9.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	10.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	10.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_mobile	10.0.2	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00002.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00015.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/48508 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/48797 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/48822 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/48918 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/48973 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057 ([email protected])
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/16 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52318 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026765 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800597 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00002.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00015.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48508 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48797 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48822 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48918 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48973 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/16 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52318 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026765 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800597 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For freetype's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.