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CVE-2011-0226

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2011-08-11 freetype2 -- execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2011-0226
Phase Assigned(20101223)

Description

Integer signedness error in psaux/t1decode.c in FreeType before 2.4.6, as used in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 4.2.9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted Type 1 font in a PDF document, as exploited in the wild in July 2011.

References

Source Reference
MLIST [freetype-devel] 20110708 Re: details on iPhone exploit caused by FreeType?
MLIST [freetype-devel] 20110708 details on iPhone exploit caused by FreeType?
MLIST [freetype-devel] 20110709 Re: details on iPhone exploit caused by FreeType?
MLIST [freetype-devel] 20110711 Re: details on iPhone exploit caused by FreeType?
MLIST [freetype-devel] 20110711 Re: details on iPhone exploit caused by FreeType?
MISC http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/06/hackers_release_new_browser_based_ios_jailbreak_based_on_pdf_exploit.html
CONFIRM http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4802
CONFIRM http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4803
CONFIRM http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
APPLE APPLE-SA-2011-07-15-1
APPLE APPLE-SA-2011-07-15-2
APPLE APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-3
DEBIAN DSA-2294
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2011:120
REDHAT RHSA-2011:1085
SUSE SUSE-SU-2011:0853
SUSE openSUSE-SU-2011:0852
BID 48619
SECUNIA 45167
SECUNIA 45224