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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade freetype | Aug 30, 2017 | Apr 25, 2012 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade freetype | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 25, 2012 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade freetype2Upgrade seamonkeyUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade libxulUpgrade firefoxUpgrade linux-thunderbird | Dec 10, 2025 | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-libs/freetype. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 25, 2012 |
| Mfsa2012 21 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 10.0.4 | Jun 14, 2012 | Apr 25, 2012 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade system/library/freetype-2 to version 2.4.9-0.175.0.8.0.2.1226 on Solaris 11.0 | May 29, 2017 | Apr 25, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade freetype2-profile-tti35Upgrade ft2demosUpgrade freetype2-x86Upgrade freetype2-32bitUpgrade freetype2Upgrade libfreetype6-32bitUpgrade ftdumpUpgrade freetype2-devel-32bitUpgrade libfreetype6Upgrade freetype2-devel | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libfreetype6 | Nov 8, 2024 | Apr 25, 2012 |
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