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CVE-2011-3256

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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.

References

https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.7/README/view

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70552

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50155

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:157

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2328

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999

http://secunia.com/advisories/48951

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00012.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00003.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00008.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069100.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-10-14

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02274

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