CVE-2011-0179

N/A Unknown

Published: March 23, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

CoreText in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a document that contains a crafted embedded font.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html

Source: product-security@apple.com

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581

Source: product-security@apple.com

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

2.4%

82th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

apple

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