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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component FreeType. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is 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 a crafted TrueType font.
The weakness was published 09/19/2012 by Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Security Team as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as not defined posting (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at prod.lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1144 since 02/14/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly 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 156313 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for FreeType (ELSA-2012-0467)).
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 (73726) and Tenable (58665). Similar entries are available at 6213, 6151, 6186 and 6134.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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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: 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
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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-2012-1144 (🔍)
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X-Force: 73726
Vulnerability Center: 34869 - FreeType <2.4.9 Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities via Crafted Font Files, Medium
SecurityFocus: 52318 - FreeType Versions Prior to 2.4.9 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48758 - Red Hat update for freetype, 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 09:12
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (77), 04/11/2017 10:42 (11), 04/13/2021 09:12 (3)
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