CVE-2012-1140 is a critical vulnerability in FreeType before version 2.4.9, impacting products like Mozilla Firefox Mobile and other applications utilizing the FreeType library. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code through a crafted PostScript font object. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it carries a high severity due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the underlying CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer) indicates a serious memory corruption issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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