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TI-2011-00212 Aliases CVE-2011-0226GHSA-85gm-r6vh-gfc5

Integer signedness error in psaux/t1decode.c in FreeType before 2.4.6, as used in…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Integer signedness error in psaux/t1decode.c in FreeType before 2.4.6, as used in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 4.2.9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted Type 1 font in a PDF document, as exploited in the wild in July 2011.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06252 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 58

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.4.5VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.10VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.3VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.4VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.5VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.6VulnerableFreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4.5 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.10 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.4 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.5 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.6 Vulnerable ·FreeType
Show 48 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.7VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.8VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.9VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.10VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.11VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.12VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.1VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.3VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.4VulnerableFreeType
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.2.8VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.3VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.7 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.8 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.9 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.10 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.11 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.12 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.3 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.4 Vulnerable ·FreeType
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.2.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:1085 Released 2011-07-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    freetype security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) freetype-2.3.11-6.el6_1.6, freetype-2.3.11-6.el6_1.6.ppc, freetype-devel-2.3.11-6.el6_1.6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) freetype-2.3.11-6.el6_1.6, freetype-demos-2.3.11-6.el6_1.6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1085
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1085
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0226
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-85gm-r6vh-gfc5

References

Advisory 10

Other 7

Sources

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