Buffer overflow in macOS and macOS Server - CVE-2011-3457

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Buffer overflow in macOS and macOS Server - CVE-2011-3457

Published: February 2, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44337
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3457
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The OpenGL implementation in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.3 does not properly perform OpenGL Shading Language (aka GLSL) compilation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted program.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-3457

Install update from vendor's website.

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