CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.2 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component FreeType. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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 private-dictionary data in a Type 1 font.
The weakness was published 09/19/2012 as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as not defined posting (Website). The advisory is shared at prod.lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1134 since 02/14/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/13/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69673 (Amazon Linux AMI : freetype (ALAS-2012-66)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350681 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for freetype: ALAS-2012-066).
Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Google Android as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (69673). Similar entries are available at 6213, 6151, 6186 and 6134.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 69673
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : freetype (ALAS-2012-66)
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OpenVAS ID: 892428
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2428-1 (freetype - several vulnerabilities
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
Upgrade: iOS 6.0
Alternative: Google Android
Timeline
02/14/2012 🔍03/06/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-1134 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1026765
SecurityFocus: 52318
Secunia: 48918 - SUSE update for freetype2, Moderately Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 09/21/2012 13:45Updated: 04/13/2021 08:42
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (71), 05/01/2018 11:18 (8), 04/13/2021 08:42 (4)
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