CVE-2012-1138
FreeType before 2.4.9, as used in Mozilla Firefox Mobile before 10.0.4 and other products, allows...
CVE-2012-1138 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.
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 MIRP instruction 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 MIRP instruction in a TrueType font.
- Record
CVE-2012-1138- 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 MIRP instruction in a TrueType font.
- Record
CVE-2012-1138- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1172 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 MIRP instruction in a TrueType font.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1172- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xmrp-mwjr-xmr4 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 MIRP instruction in a TrueType font.
- Record
GHSA-xmrp-mwjr-xmr4- 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 MIRP instruction in a TrueType font.
- Record
CVE-2012-1138- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1138 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 MIRP instruction in a TrueType font.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1138- 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/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=800597
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1138
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xmrp-mwjr-xmr4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1138
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0946