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CVE-2011-3256

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2011-11-01	freetype -- Some type 1 fonts handling vulnerabilities

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CVE-2011-3256 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2011-3256
Phase	Assigned(20110819)

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.

References

Source	Reference
CONFIRM	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
CONFIRM	https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.7/README/view
CONFIRM	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
APPLE	APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-1
APPLE	APPLE-SA-2012-02-01-1
DEBIAN	DSA-2328
FEDORA	FEDORA-2011-14749
MANDRIVA	MDVSA-2011:157
SUSE	SUSE-SU-2011:1307
SUSE	openSUSE-SU-2012:0015
SUSE	openSUSE-SU-2012:0047
BID	50155
SECUNIA	48951
XF	appleios-freetype-code-exec(70552)