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CVE-2011-3256 (GCVE-0-2011-3256)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-10-14 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:29
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/f… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2328 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50155 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2011-10-12 00:00
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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.


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