CVE-2012-1139
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Array index error in 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 stack read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted glyph data in a BDF font.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (freetype) | RHSA-2012:0467 | 2012-04-10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (freetype) | RHSA-2012:0467 | 2012-04-10 |
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