CVE-2012-1139
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-1139 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-04-25 10:10:18 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 1.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.1.8 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.3.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.3.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.3.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.3.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | 2.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 10.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 10.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 10.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 4.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 4.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 4.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 4.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 6.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 6.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox Mobile | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Security Alerts - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Security Advisory SA48508 - Ubuntu update for freetype - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Security Alerts - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- FreeType: Multiple security flaws to be fixed in v2.4.9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| 733512 – FreeType: Multiple security flaws to be fixed in v2.4.9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0483-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0489-1: important: freetype2 update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0521-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Security Advisory SA48797 - SUSE update for freetype2 - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| FreeType Buffer Overflows and Memory Errors Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| About the security content of iOS 6 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| Bug 800598 – CVE-2012-1139 freetype: data buffer underflow in BDF parser _bdf_parse_glyphs() (#35656) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| www.mandriva.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| MFSA 2012-21: Multiple security flaws fixed in FreeType v2.4.9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0484-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 iOS 6 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| USN-1403-1: FreeType vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Security Advisory SA48951 - SUSE update for freetype2 - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| FreeType Versions Prior to 2.4.9 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com | CVE-2012-1139 | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.