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CVE-2011-3256 json

FreeType 2 before 2.4.7, as used in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5, and possibly other products, allows r…

published 2011-10-14 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-3220

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.1%
EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • freetype Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3256

  • freetype RHEL 4 2.1.9-20.el4
  • freetype RHEL 5 2.2.1-28.el5_7.1
  • freetype RHEL 6 2.3.11-6.el6_1.7
  • freetype-demos RHEL 4 2.1.9-20.el4
  • freetype-demos RHEL 5 2.2.1-28.el5_7.1
  • freetype-demos RHEL 6 2.3.11-6.el6_1.7
  • freetype-utils RHEL 4 2.1.9-20.el4
  • freetype RHEL 5.6 EUS 2.2.1-28.el5_6.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0094RHSA-2011:1402

  • freetype2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.7-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-3256 updated cvss 6.8

freetype: FT_Bitmap_New integer overflow, FreeType TT_Vary_Get_Glyph_Deltas improper input validation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) freetype 2.2.1-28.el5_7.1, freetype-demos 2.2.1-28.el5_7.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 freetype 2.1.9-20.el4, freetype-demos 2.1.9-20.el4, freetype-utils 2.1.9-20.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) freetype 2.2.1-28.el5_7.1, freetype-demos 2.2.1-28.el5_7.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 freetype 2.1.9-20.el4, freetype-demos 2.1.9-20.el4, freetype-utils 2.1.9-20.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 freetype 2.1.9-20.el4, freetype-demos 2.1.9-20.el4, freetype-utils 2.1.9-20.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1402
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server) freetype 2.2.1-28.el5_6.1, freetype-demos 2.2.1-28.el5_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0094
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) freetype 2.3.11-6.el6_1.7, freetype-demos 2.3.11-6.el6_1.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) freetype 2.3.11-6.el6_1.7, freetype-demos 2.3.11-6.el6_1.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 freetype 2.1.9-20.el4, freetype-demos 2.1.9-20.el4, freetype-utils 2.1.9-20.el4 Red Hat RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) freetype 2.2.1-28.el5_7.1, freetype-demos 2.2.1-28.el5_7.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1402

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Exploit prediction

4.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.