CVE-2011-3256

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-3256
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapple
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-10-14 10:55:10 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionFreeType 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.0 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1.2 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1.3 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.2 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.2 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.2.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.2.1 - ipad All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.2.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0.1 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0.1 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.2.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.2.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.2.8 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.3.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.3.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.3.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.3.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.3.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.3.5 - ipad All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.3.5 - ipodtouch All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:157 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2328-1 freetype af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
About the security content of iOS 5 Software Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: freetype-2.4.4-6.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0015-1: important: freetype2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
FreeType Font Document Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0047-1: important: freetype2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
About the security content of OS X Lion v10.7.3 and Security Update 2012-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
The FreeType Project | Release notes for The FreeType Project at SourceForge.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-1 iOS 5 Software Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2012-02-01-1 OS X Lion v10.7.3 and Security Update 2012-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2011:1307-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA48951 - SUSE update for freetype2 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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