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CVE-2012-1140

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 PostScript font object.

Exploit likelihood

3.77%Down 2.8 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 (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript font object.

Record
CVE-2012-1140
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 (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript font object.

Record
CVE-2012-1140
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1174No 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 PostScript font object.

Record
EUVD-2012-1174
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wcf5-qfp2-773gNo 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 PostScript font object.

Record
GHSA-wcf5-qfp2-773g
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 (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript font object.

Record
CVE-2012-1140
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1140No 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 PostScript font object.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1140
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
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
0:2.2.1-31.el5_8.1
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
0:2.3.11-6.el6_2.9
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-2012-1140 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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