CVE-2012-1128
FreeType before 2.4.9, as used in Mozilla Firefox Mobile before 10.0.4 and other products, allows...
CVE-2012-1128 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Freetype, published April 25, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.62%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in freetype 2.4.9-1.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-1128- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-1128- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1162 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1162- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9mrf-rm77-2g6j No score
FreeType before 2.4.9, as used in Mozilla Firefox Mobile before 10.0.4 and other products, allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9mrf-rm77-2g6j- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-1128- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1128 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1128- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1 No score
freetype2-devel-2.7-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the freetype2-devel-2.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
secunia.com/advisories/48508
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
securityfocus.com/bid/52318
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ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/16
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html
mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800584
securitytracker.com/id?1026765
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1128
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9mrf-rm77-2g6j
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1128
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0946