Buffer overflow - CVE-2011-3439
Published: November 11, 2011 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33699
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3439
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
FreeType in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font in a document.
Affected software
Amazon Linux AMI
SUSE Linux
freetype (Alpine package)
SUSE Linux
freetype (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2011-3439
Install update from vendor's website.
freetype (Alpine package) - update to 2.4.8-r0
External References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011/Nov/msg00001.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/46921
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5052