CVE-2012-1128
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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 (NULL pointer dereference and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font.
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Statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect freetype packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, as they do not enable TrueType bytecode interpreter.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Mateusz Jurczyk of the Google Security Team for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation