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CVE-2012-1128

FreeType before 2.4.9, as used in Mozilla Firefox Mobile before 10.0.4 and other products, allows...

9.3 HighFix available

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

4.62%Down 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.3

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 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo 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-2012-1162No 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-rm77-2g6jNo 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
OSVNo 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-2012-1128No 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-2024:10438-1No 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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freetype
Debian:12
before 2.4.9-1
2.4.9-1
freetype
Debian:13
before 2.4.9-1
2.4.9-1
freetype
Debian:14
before 2.4.9-1
2.4.9-1
freetype2
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 55 CVEs
before 2.7-1.1
2.7-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

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.

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