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CVE-2012-1129

Published: Apr 25, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
3.8%
Top 11.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

freetypefreetype
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
firefox mobilemozilla
On-premMobile App
Consumer Software / browser
n/an/a
openSUSENovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
freetypeoss-projectOSS Librariesaka freetype
mozillaoss-projectUSConsumer Softwareaka mozilla corp.
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org
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Timeline

Published
Apr 25, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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