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CVE-2011-3439

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-3439 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in FreeType within Apple iOS before version 5.0.1, affecting various Apple and SUSE products. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through a maliciously crafted font embedded in a document. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it carries a high severity due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:-:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0533 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: freetype-0:2.1.9-21.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: freetype-0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 EUS - Server OnlyFixed in: freetype-0:2.2.1-28.el5_6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: freetype-0:2.3.11-6.el6_1.8
View patch
applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-3439Important

freetype: Multiple security flaws when loading CID-keyed Type 1 fonts

Nov 10, 2011

References

lists.apple.com / archives/Security-announce/2011/Nov/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00008.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00003.html
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00012.html
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/46921
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/48951
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT5052
Vendor Advisory