CVE-2011-3256

N/A Unknown
Published: October 14, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

FreeType 2 before 2.4.7, as used in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0226.

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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//Oct/msg00001.html
Source: product-security@apple.com
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
Source: product-security@apple.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069100.html
Source: product-security@apple.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00008.html
Source: product-security@apple.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00003.html
Source: product-security@apple.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00012.html
Source: product-security@apple.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
Source: product-security@apple.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
Source: product-security@apple.com
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
Source: product-security@apple.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2328
Source: product-security@apple.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:157
Source: product-security@apple.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50155
Source: product-security@apple.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70552
Source: product-security@apple.com
https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.7/README/view
Source: product-security@apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069100.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2328
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50155
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70552
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.7/README/view
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.1%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

apple

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