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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component FreeType. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
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 (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted font.
The weakness was shared 09/19/2012 by Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Security Team as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as not defined posting (Website). The advisory is available at prod.lists.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1143 since 02/14/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58665 (CentOS 5 / 6 : freetype (CESA-2012:0467)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165463 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for freetype2 (SUSE-SU-2012:0483-2)).
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 databases at X-Force (73731) and Tenable (58665). The entries 6213, 6151, 6186 and 6134 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 58665
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : freetype (CESA-2012:0467)
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OpenVAS ID: 71269
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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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
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-1143 (🔍)
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X-Force: 73731
Vulnerability Center: 34870 - FreeType <2.4.9 Multiple Remote DoS Vulnerabilities via Crafted Font Files, Medium
SecurityFocus: 52318 - FreeType Versions Prior to 2.4.9 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48918 - SUSE update for freetype2, Highly Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 09/21/2012 13:45Updated: 04/13/2021 09:07
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (76), 04/11/2017 10:42 (11), 04/13/2021 09:07 (3)
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