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.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1142
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733512
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800604
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00002.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00003.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00004.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00015.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0467.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48300
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48508
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48758
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48797
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48822
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48918
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48973
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
• http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2428
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:057
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-21.html
• 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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0467
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1142