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CVE-2012-1142 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00015.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0467.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48300
http://secunia.com/advisories/48508
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2428
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/16
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52318
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026765
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800604

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-1142
NVD Published Date:
04/25/2012
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.