CVE-2012-4190 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in the FreeType font library used by Firefox.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4190?
CVE-2012-4190 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 12 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The FT2FontEntry::CreateFontEntry function in FreeType, as used in the Android build of Mozilla Firefox before 16.0.1 on CyanogenMod 10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4190?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cyanogenmod Cyanogenmod, Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4190?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4190 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-4190 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4190 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vp62-hh5v-fxcw.