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CVE-2011-3256
FreeType 2 before 2.4.7, as used in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5, and possibly other products, allows…
Medium4.3EPSS 4.1%
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- Assigned by
- apple
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.1% · top 9.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.7/README/view (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2011:1307 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0047 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2012-02-01-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- appleios-freetype-code-exec(70552) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- DSA-2328 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 50155 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-14749 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:157 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 48951 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .