CVE-2011-3256

Publication date 14 October 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
freetype	11.10 oneiric	Fixed 2.4.4-2ubuntu1.1
	11.04 natty	Fixed 2.4.4-1ubuntu2.2
	10.10 maverick	Fixed 2.4.2-2ubuntu0.3
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.5
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.7

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
freetype	Vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2328 Upstream: ?id=9c9

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1267-1
FreeType vulnerabilities
18 November 2011

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3256