CVE-2012-1142

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 write operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted glyph-outline data in a font.

How to fix CVE-2012-1142

To remediate CVE-2012-1142, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/freetype—upgrade to 2.4.9-1 or later

Is CVE-2012-1142 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 5.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.4.9-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1142