Is CVE-2012-1142 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1142 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-1142?

CVE-2012-1142 has a CVSS score of 9.3 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2012-1142?

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CVE-2012-1142 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2012-1142?

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Description

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 write operation and memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted glyph-outline data in a font.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FREETYPE
Published: 4/25/2012
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
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Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

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