CVE-2012-1140

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.

Published: 2012-04-25 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1140 is rated Moderate Risk (62.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.97%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1140

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 7.94% 2.97% -4.97%
2 2025-03-29 2.97% 7.94% +4.97%
3 2025-03-19 — 2.97% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1140

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1140

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-1140

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2012-1140 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (freetype), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1140
gentoo normal CVE-2012-1140: 1 GLSA(s) (201204-04), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/freetype); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-1140
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1140
suse critical CVE-2012-1140 severity critical: SUSE including 44 source package names (firefox-freetype2, freetype2-2.3.7-25.30.1, …), 66 product×package rows across 34 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (34 product lines)): Fixed 63, Known Not Affected 3. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1140/
ubuntu low CVE-2012-1140 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (freetype), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): released 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1140

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1140

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freetype freetype <= 2.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freetype freetype 2.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile <= 10.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox_mobile 10.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1140

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0467.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48508
http://secunia.com/advisories/48758
http://secunia.com/advisories/48822
http://secunia.com/advisories/48973
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/06/16
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52318
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026765
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1403-1
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800600
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