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 a crafted PostScript font object.

The remote Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address security updates :

  - 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 crafted property data in a     BDF font. (CVE-2012-1126)

  - 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 crafted glyph or bitmap data     in a BDF font. (CVE-2012-1127)

  - 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 (NULL pointer     dereference and memory corruption) or possibly execute     arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font.
    (CVE-2012-1128)

  - 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 a crafted SFNT string in a     Type 42 font. (CVE-2012-1129)

  - 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 crafted property data in a     PCF font. (CVE-2012-1130)

  - FreeType before 2.4.9, as used in Mozilla Firefox Mobile     before 10.0.4 and other products, on 64-bit platforms     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (invalid heap read operation and memory corruption) or     possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to     the cell table of a font. (CVE-2012-1131)

  - 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 crafted dictionary data in a     Type 1 font. (CVE-2012-1132)

  - 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 glyph or bitmap data     in a BDF font. (CVE-2012-1133)

  - 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. (CVE-2012-1134)

  - 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 NPUSHB     and NPUSHW instructions in a TrueType font.
    (CVE-2012-1135)

  - 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 glyph or bitmap data     in a BDF font that lacks an ENCODING field.
    (CVE-2012-1136)

  - 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 a crafted header in a BDF     font. (CVE-2012-1137)

  - 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. (CVE-2012-1138)

  - Array index error in 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 stack read operation and memory corruption) or     possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted glyph data     in a BDF font. (CVE-2012-1139)

  - 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 a crafted PostScript font     object. (CVE-2012-1140)

  - 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 a crafted ASCII string in a     BDF font. (CVE-2012-1141)

  - 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 glyph-outline data in     a font. (CVE-2012-1142)

  - 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. (CVE-2012-1143)

  - 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.
    (CVE-2012-1144)

Specially crafted font files could cause buffer overflows in freetype

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2012-0467 advisory.

    [2.3.11-6.el6_2.9]
    - Fix CVE-2012-{1126, 1127, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1134, 1136,       1137, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144}
    - Properly initialize array 'result' in       FT_Outline_Get_Orientation()
    - Check bytes per row for overflow in _bdf_parse_glyphs()
    - Resolves: #806268

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to its banner, the remote Apple iOS device is missing a security update.  Versions of Apple iOS prior to 6.0 are exposed to the following vulnerabilities :

  - Numerous memory errors exist related to handling 'TIFF', 'PNG' and 'JPEG' images and 'ImageIO' that can allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2011-1167, CVE-2011-3026, CVE-2011-3048, CVE-2011-3328, CVE-2012-1173, CVE-2012-3726)

  - Several issues exist related to 'CoreGraphics' and 'FreeType' (CVE-2012-1126, CVE-2012-1127, CVE-2012-1128, CVE-2012-1129, CVE-2012-1130, CVE-2012-1131, CVE-2012-1132, CVE-2012-1133, CVE-2012-1134, CVE-2012-1135, CVE-2012-1136, CVE-2012-1137, CVE-2012-1138, CVE-2012-1139, CVE-2012-1140, CVE-2012-1141, CVE-2012-1142, CVE-2012-1143, CVE-2012-1144)

  - Numerous issues exist related to libxml and can lead to application crashes or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2011-1944, CVE-2011-2821, CVE-2011-2834, CVE-2011-3919)

  - A stack-based buffer overflow exists related to 'locale ID' and 'International Components for Unicode' (ICU). (CVE-2011-4599)

  - An unitialized memory access issue exists related to 'Sorenson' encoded movie files and 'CoreMedia'. (CVE-2012-3722)

  - An URL handling issue exists related to 'CFNetwork' that can disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2012-3724)

  - The 'DNAv4' protocol discloses sensitive information when connecting to unencrypted Wi-Fi networks. (CVE-2012-3725)

  - A buffer overflow error exists related to 'IPSec' and 'racoon' configuration files. (CVE-2012-3727)

  - An invalid pointer dereference error exists related to the kernel and packet filter ioctls. (CVE-2012-3728)

  - An uninitialized memory access error exists related to the kernel and the Berkeley Packet Filter interpreter. (CVE-2012-3729)

  - Several issues exist related to 'Mail' and the handling of attachments and 'S/MIME' signed messages. (CVE-2012-3730, CVE-2012-3731, CVE-2012-3732)

  - Information disclosure issues exist related to 'Messages', 'Office Viewer', system logs, and 'UIKit'. (CVE-2012-3733, CVE-2012-3734, CVE-2012-3743, CVE-2012-3746)

  - Memory corruption errors exist related to 'OpenGL'. (CVE-2011-3457)

  - Numerous errors exist related to 'Passcode Lock'. (CVE-2012-3735, CVE-2012-3736, CVE-2012-3737, CVE-2012-3738, CVE-2012-3739, CVE-2012-3740)

  - An error exists in 'Restrictions' that can allow unauthorized purchases. (CVE-2012-3741)

  - Errors exist in 'Safari' that are related to misleading URL characters and password auto complete. (CVE-2012-3742, CVE-2012-0680)

  - A buffer overflow error exists related to 'Telephony' and SMS handling. (CVE-2012-3745)

  - Many errors exist related to the bundled 'WebKit' components. (CVE-2011-2845, CVE-2011-3016, CVE-2011-3021, CVE-2011-3027, CVE-2011-3032, CVE-2011-3034, CVE-2011-3035, CVE-2011-3036, CVE-2011-3037, CVE-2011-3038, CVE-2011-3039, CVE-2011-3040, CVE-2011-3041, CVE-2011-3042, CVE-2011-3043, CVE-2011-3044, CVE-2011-3050, CVE-2011-3053, CVE-2011-3059, CVE-2011-3060, CVE-2011-3064, CVE-2011-3067, CVE-2011-3068, CVE-2011-3069, CVE-2011-3071, CVE-2011-3073, CVE-2011-3074, CVE-2011-3075, CVE-2011-3076, CVE-2011-3078, CVE-2011-3081, CVE-2011-3086, CVE-2011-3089, CVE-2011-3090, CVE-2011-3105, CVE-2011-3913, CVE-2011-3924, CVE-2011-3926, CVE-2011-3958, CVE-2011-3966, CVE-2011-3968, CVE-2011-3969, CVE-2011-3971, CVE-2012-0682, CVE-2012-0683, CVE-2012-1520, CVE-2012-1521, CVE-2012-2815, CVE-2012-2818, CVE-2012-3589, CVE-2012-3590, CVE-2012-3591, CVE-2012-3592, CVE-2012-3593, CVE-2012-3594, CVE-2012-3595, CVE-2012-3596, CVE-2012-3597, CVE-2012-3598, CVE-2012-3599, CVE-2012-3600, CVE-2012-3601, CVE-2012-3602, CVE-2012-3603, CVE-2012-3604, CVE-2012-3605, CVE-2012-3608, CVE-2012-3609, CVE-2012-3610, CVE-2012-3611, CVE-2012-3612, CVE-2012-3613, CVE-2012-3614, CVE-2012-3615, CVE-2012-3617, CVE-2012-3618, CVE-2012-3620, CVE-2012-3624, CVE-2012-3625, CVE-2012-3626, CVE-2012-3627, CVE-2012-3628, CVE-2012-3629, CVE-2012-3630, CVE-2012-3631, CVE-2012-3633, CVE-2012-3634, CVE-2012-3635, CVE-2012-3636, CVE-2012-3637, CVE-2012-3638, CVE-2012-3639, CVE-2012-3640, CVE-2012-3641, CVE-2012-3642, CVE-2012-3644, CVE-2012-3645, CVE-2012-3646, CVE-2012-3647, CVE-2012-3648, CVE-2012-3650, CVE-2012-3651, CVE-2012-3652, CVE-2012-3653, CVE-2012-3655, CVE-2012-3656, CVE-2012-3658, CVE-2012-3659, CVE-2012-3660, CVE-2012-3661, CVE-2012-3663, CVE-2012-3664, CVE-2012-3665, CVE-2012-3666, CVE-2012-3667, CVE-2012-3668, CVE-2012-3669, CVE-2012-3670, CVE-2012-3671, CVE-2012-3672, CVE-2012-3673, CVE-2012-3674, CVE-2012-3676, CVE-2012-3677, CVE-2012-3678, CVE-2012-3679, CVE-2012-3680, CVE-2012-3681, CVE-2012-3682, CVE-2012-3683, CVE-2012-3684, CVE-2012-3686, CVE-2012-3691, CVE-2012-3693, CVE-2012-3695, CVE-2012-3696, CVE-2012-3703, CVE-2012-3704, CVE-2012-3706, CVE-2012-3708, CVE-2012-3710, CVE-2012-3747)

The mobile device is running a version of iOS that is older than version 6.0.  Version 6.0 contains numerous security-related fixes for the following vulnerabilities :

  - Numerous memory errors exist related to handling     'TIFF', 'PNG' and 'JPEG' images and 'ImageIO' that could     allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2011-1167,     CVE-2011-3026, CVE-2011-3048, CVE-2011-3328,     CVE-2012-1173, CVE-2012-3726)

  - Several issues exist related to 'CoreGraphics' and     'FreeType' (CVE-2012-1126, CVE-2012-1127, CVE-2012-1128,     CVE-2012-1129, CVE-2012-1130, CVE-2012-1131,     CVE-2012-1132, CVE-2012-1133, CVE-2012-1134,     CVE-2012-1135, CVE-2012-1136, CVE-2012-1137,     CVE-2012-1138, CVE-2012-1139, CVE-2012-1140,     CVE-2012-1141, CVE-2012-1142, CVE-2012-1143,     CVE-2012-1144)

  - Numerous issues exist related to libxml and could lead     to application crashes or arbitrary code execution.
    (CVE-2011-1944, CVE-2011-2821, CVE-2011-2834,     CVE-2011-3919)

  - A stack-based buffer overflow exists related to 'locale     ID' and 'International Components for Unicode' (ICU).
    (CVE-2011-4599)

  - An unitialized memory access issue exists related to     'Sorenson' encoded movie files and 'CoreMedia'.
    (CVE-2012-3722)

  - An URL handling issue exists related to 'CFNetwork'     that can disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2012-3724)

  - The 'DNAv4' protocol discloses sensitive information     when connecting to unencrypted WiFi networks.
    (CVE-2012-3725)

  - A buffer overflow error exists related to 'IPSec' and     'racoon' configuration files. (CVE-2012-3727)

  - An invalid pointer dereference error exists related to     the kernel and packet filter ioctls. (CVE-2012-3728)

  - An uninitialized memory access error exists related to     the kernel and the Berkeley Packet Filter interpreter.
    (CVE-2012-3729)

  - Several issues exist related to 'Mail' and the handling     of attachments and 'S/MIME' signed messages.
    (CVE-2012-3730, CVE-2012-3731, CVE-2012-3732)

  - Information disclosure issues exist related to     'Messages', 'Office Viewer', system logs, and 'UIKit'.
    (CVE-2012-3733, CVE-2012-3734, CVE-2012-3743,     CVE-2012-3746)

  - Memory corruption errors exist related to 'OpenGL'.
    (CVE-2011-3457)

  - Numerous errors exist related to 'Passcode Lock'.
    (CVE-2012-3735, CVE-2012-3736, CVE-2012-3737,     CVE-2012-3738, CVE-2012-3739, CVE-2012-3740)

  - An error exists in 'Restrictions' that could allow     unauthorized purchases. (CVE-2012-3741)

  - Errors exist in 'Safari' that are related to misleading     URL characters and password auto complete.
    (CVE-2012-3742, CVE-2012-0680)

  - A buffer overflow error exists related to 'Telephony'     and SMS handling. (CVE-2012-3745)

  - Many errors exist related to the bundled 'WebKit'     components. (CVE-2011-2845, CVE-2011-3016,     CVE-2011-3021, CVE-2011-3027, CVE-2011-3032,     CVE-2011-3034, CVE-2011-3035, CVE-2011-3036,     CVE-2011-3037, CVE-2011-3038, CVE-2011-3039,     CVE-2011-3040, CVE-2011-3041, CVE-2011-3042,     CVE-2011-3043, CVE-2011-3044, CVE-2011-3050,     CVE-2011-3053, CVE-2011-3059, CVE-2011-3060,     CVE-2011-3064, CVE-2011-3067, CVE-2011-3068,     CVE-2011-3069, CVE-2011-3071, CVE-2011-3073,     CVE-2011-3074, CVE-2011-3075, CVE-2011-3076,     CVE-2011-3078, CVE-2011-3081, CVE-2011-3086,     CVE-2011-3089, CVE-2011-3090, CVE-2011-3105,     CVE-2011-3913, CVE-2011-3924, CVE-2011-3926,     CVE-2011-3958, CVE-2011-3966, CVE-2011-3968,     CVE-2011-3969, CVE-2011-3971, CVE-2012-0682,     CVE-2012-0683, CVE-2012-1520, CVE-2012-1521,     CVE-2012-2815, CVE-2012-2818, CVE-2012-3589,     CVE-2012-3590, CVE-2012-3591, CVE-2012-3592,     CVE-2012-3593, CVE-2012-3594, CVE-2012-3595,     CVE-2012-3596, CVE-2012-3597, CVE-2012-3598,     CVE-2012-3599, CVE-2012-3600, CVE-2012-3601,     CVE-2012-3602, CVE-2012-3603, CVE-2012-3604,     CVE-2012-3605, CVE-2012-3608, CVE-2012-3609,     CVE-2012-3610, CVE-2012-3611, CVE-2012-3612,     CVE-2012-3613, CVE-2012-3614, CVE-2012-3615,     CVE-2012-3617, CVE-2012-3618, CVE-2012-3620,     CVE-2012-3624, CVE-2012-3625, CVE-2012-3626,     CVE-2012-3627, CVE-2012-3628, CVE-2012-3629,     CVE-2012-3630, CVE-2012-3631, CVE-2012-3633,     CVE-2012-3634, CVE-2012-3635, CVE-2012-3636,     CVE-2012-3637, CVE-2012-3638, CVE-2012-3639,     CVE-2012-3640, CVE-2012-3641, CVE-2012-3642,     CVE-2012-3644, CVE-2012-3645, CVE-2012-3646,     CVE-2012-3647, CVE-2012-3648, CVE-2012-3650,     CVE-2012-3651, CVE-2012-3652, CVE-2012-3653,     CVE-2012-3655, CVE-2012-3656, CVE-2012-3658,     CVE-2012-3659, CVE-2012-3660, CVE-2012-3661,     CVE-2012-3663, CVE-2012-3664, CVE-2012-3665,     CVE-2012-3666, CVE-2012-3667, CVE-2012-3668,     CVE-2012-3669, CVE-2012-3670, CVE-2012-3671,     CVE-2012-3672, CVE-2012-3673, CVE-2012-3674,     CVE-2012-3676, CVE-2012-3677, CVE-2012-3678,     CVE-2012-3679, CVE-2012-3680, CVE-2012-3681,     CVE-2012-3682, CVE-2012-3683, CVE-2012-3684,     CVE-2012-3686, CVE-2012-3691, CVE-2012-3693,     CVE-2012-3695, CVE-2012-3696, CVE-2012-3703,     CVE-2012-3704, CVE-2012-3706, CVE-2012-3708,     CVE-2012-3710, CVE-2012-3747)

FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files. It also loads, hints, and renders individual glyphs efficiently.

Multiple flaws were found in the way FreeType handled TrueType Font (TTF), Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF), Windows .fnt and .fon, and PostScript Type 1 fonts. If a specially crafted font file was loaded by an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-1134, CVE-2012-1136, CVE-2012-1142, CVE-2012-1144)

Multiple flaws were found in the way FreeType handled fonts in various formats. If a specially crafted font file was loaded by an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash.
(CVE-2012-1126, CVE-2012-1127, CVE-2012-1130, CVE-2012-1131, CVE-2012-1132, CVE-2012-1137, CVE-2012-1139, CVE-2012-1140, CVE-2012-1141, CVE-2012-1143)

Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct these issues. The X server must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201204-04 (FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted font,       possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of       the user running the application, or a Denial of Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

The Mozilla Project reports :

MFSA 2012-20 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:12.0/ rv:10.0.4)

MFSA 2012-21 Multiple security flaws fixed in FreeType v2.4.9

MFSA 2012-22 use-after-free in IDBKeyRange

MFSA 2012-23 Invalid frees causes heap corruption in gfxImageSurface

MFSA 2012-24 Potential XSS via multibyte content processing errors

MFSA 2012-25 Potential memory corruption during font rendering using cairo-dwrite

MFSA 2012-26 WebGL.drawElements may read illegal video memory due to FindMaxUshortElement error

MFSA 2012-27 Page load short-circuit can lead to XSS

MFSA 2012-28 Ambiguous IPv6 in Origin headers may bypass webserver access restrictions

MFSA 2012-29 Potential XSS through ISO-2022-KR/ISO-2022-CN decoding issues

MFSA 2012-30 Crash with WebGL content using textImage2D

MFSA 2012-31 Off-by-one error in OpenType Sanitizer

MFSA 2012-32 HTTP Redirections and remote content can be read by JavaScript errors

MFSA 2012-33 Potential site identity spoofing when loading RSS and Atom feeds

Multiple flaws were found in FreeType. Specially crafted files could cause application crashes or potentially execute arbitrary code (CVE-2012-1126, CVE-2012-1127, CVE-2012-1128, CVE-2012-1129, CVE-2012-1130, CVE-2012-1131, CVE-2012-1132, CVE-2012-1133, CVE-2012-1134, CVE-2012-1135, CVE-2012-1136, CVE-2012-1137, CVE-2012-1138, CVE-2012-1139, CVE-2012-1140, CVE-2012-1141, CVE-2012-1142, CVE-2012-1143, CVE-2012-1144).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Specially crafted font files could have caused buffer overflows in freetype. This has been fixed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2012:0467 advisory.

    FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and     manage font files. It also loads, hints, and renders individual glyphs     efficiently.

    Multiple flaws were found in the way FreeType handled TrueType Font (TTF),     Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF), Windows .fnt and .fon, and     PostScript Type 1 fonts. If a specially-crafted font file was loaded by an     application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to     crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the     user running the application. (CVE-2012-1134, CVE-2012-1136, CVE-2012-1142,     CVE-2012-1144)

    Multiple flaws were found in the way FreeType handled fonts in various     formats. If a specially-crafted font file was loaded by an application     linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash.
    (CVE-2012-1126, CVE-2012-1127, CVE-2012-1130, CVE-2012-1131, CVE-2012-1132,     CVE-2012-1137, CVE-2012-1139, CVE-2012-1140, CVE-2012-1141, CVE-2012-1143)

    Red Hat would like to thank Mateusz Jurczyk of the Google Security Team for     reporting these issues.

    Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a     backported patch to correct these issues. The X server must be restarted     (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Updated freetype packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files. It also loads, hints, and renders individual glyphs efficiently.

Multiple flaws were found in the way FreeType handled TrueType Font (TTF), Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF), Windows .fnt and .fon, and PostScript Type 1 fonts. If a specially crafted font file was loaded by an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-1134, CVE-2012-1136, CVE-2012-1142, CVE-2012-1144)

Multiple flaws were found in the way FreeType handled fonts in various formats. If a specially crafted font file was loaded by an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash.
(CVE-2012-1126, CVE-2012-1127, CVE-2012-1130, CVE-2012-1131, CVE-2012-1132, CVE-2012-1137, CVE-2012-1139, CVE-2012-1140, CVE-2012-1141, CVE-2012-1143)

Red Hat would like to thank Mateusz Jurczyk of the Google Security Team for reporting these issues.

Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct these issues. The X server must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.

The Freetype project reports :

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in freetype that can result in application crashes and remote code execution. Please review the details in each of the CVEs for additional information.

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed BDF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1126)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed BDF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1127)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed TrueType font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1128)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed Type42 font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1129)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed PCF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1130)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed TrueType font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1131)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed Type1 font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1132)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed BDF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
(CVE-2012-1133)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed Type1 font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
(CVE-2012-1134)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed TrueType font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1135)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed BDF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
(CVE-2012-1136)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed BDF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1137)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed TrueType font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1138)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed BDF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1139)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed PostScript font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1140)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed BDF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1141)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed Windows FNT/FON font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1142)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1143)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed TrueType font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2012-1144).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
80616	Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : freetype (multiple_denial_of_service_dos1)	Nessus	Solaris Local Security Checks	critical
74597	openSUSE Security Update : freetype2 (openSUSE-SU-2012:0489-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
68508	Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : freetype (ELSA-2012-0467)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
6589	Apple iOS < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus Network Monitor	Mobile Devices	high
62242	Apple iOS < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Mobile Devices	critical
61295	Scientific Linux Security Update : freetype on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120410)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	critical
59620	GLSA-201204-04 : FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
58864	FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (380e8c56-8e32-11e1-9580-4061862b8c22)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	critical
58734	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : freetype2 (MDVSA-2012:057)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	critical
58720	SuSE 11.1 Security Update : freetype2 (SAT Patch Number 6052)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
58674	RHEL 5 / 6 : freetype (RHSA-2012:0467)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
58665	CentOS 5 / 6 : freetype (CESA-2012:0467)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	critical
58641	FreeBSD : freetype -- multiple vulnerabilities (462e2d6c-8017-11e1-a571-bcaec565249c)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	critical
58444	Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 / 11.10 : freetype vulnerabilities (USN-1403-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical

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