CVE-2012-1135
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 vectors involving the NPUSHB and NPUSHW instructions in a 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 (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the NPUSHB and NPUSHW instructions in a TrueType font.
- Record
CVE-2012-1135- 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 (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the NPUSHB and NPUSHW instructions in a TrueType font.
- Record
CVE-2012-1135- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1169 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 vectors involving the NPUSHB and NPUSHW instructions in a TrueType font.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1169- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9x94-g4g3-xvx3 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 vectors involving the NPUSHB and NPUSHW instructions in a TrueType font.
- Record
GHSA-9x94-g4g3-xvx3- 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 vectors involving the NPUSHB and NPUSHW instructions in a TrueType font.
- Record
CVE-2012-1135- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1135 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 vectors involving the NPUSHB and NPUSHW instructions in a TrueType font.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1135- 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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-1135 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 4.75%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in freetype 2.4.9-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/48797
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
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securityfocus.com/bid/52318
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
securitytracker.com/id?1026765
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800593
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1135
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9x94-g4g3-xvx3
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1135
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0946