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CVE-2012-1129

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 (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SFNT string in a Type 42 font.

Exploit likelihood

3.77%Down 2.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

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 (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SFNT string in a Type 42 font.

Record
CVE-2012-1129
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 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 (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SFNT string in a Type 42 font.

Record
CVE-2012-1129
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1163 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 (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SFNT string in a Type 42 font.

Record
EUVD-2012-1163
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9896-7c2v-5wqc 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 (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SFNT string in a Type 42 font.

Record
GHSA-9896-7c2v-5wqc
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 (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SFNT string in a Type 42 font.

Record
CVE-2012-1129
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1129 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 (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SFNT string in a Type 42 font.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1129
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

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-2012-1129 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 3.77%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in freetype 2.4.9-1.

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