CVE-2011-3256

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-10-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

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.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.2, 3.2.1 (+13)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069100.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00012.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2328
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:157
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50155

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