Buffer overflow in freetype (Alpine package)



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2012-1126
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 freetype (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32807

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1126

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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 crafted property data in a BDF font.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

freetype (Alpine package): 2.4.2-r0 - 2.4.8-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4828c60eb18b1f0c65a3cdd99bb6cdef89da8514
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=eef88c963c482582ddef57fdc7d06ec5345516da
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c881d7a6c6b3bc2979c51f5036946b8e10d1c550


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



###SIDEBAR###