9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2011-2895
X.Org libXfont LZW Decompressor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

The LZW decompressor in (1) the BufCompressedFill function in fontfile/decompress.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.4 and (2) compress/compress.c in 4.3BSD, as used in zopen.c in OpenBSD before 3.8, FreeBSD, NetBSD 4.0.x and 5.0.x before 5.0.3 and 5.1.x before 5.1.1, FreeType 2.1.9, and other products, does not properly handle code words that are absent from the decompression table when encountered, which allows context-dependent attackers to trigger an infinite loop or a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted compressed stream, a related issue to CVE-2006-1168 and CVE-2011-2896.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2011, 5:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-2895 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Freebsd freebsd
1 Netbsd netbsd
1 Openbsd openbsd
1 X libxfont
1 Freetype freetype
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-2895.

URL Resource
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=d11ee5886e9d9ec610051a206b135a4cdc1e09a0 Patch
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2011-007.txt.asc
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2011-August/001721.html Patch
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2011-August/001722.html Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00019.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/45544 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45568 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45599 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45986
http://secunia.com/advisories/46127
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025920
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2293
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:153
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/compress/zopen.c#rev1.17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/10/10
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1154.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1155.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1161.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1834.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49124
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1191-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725760 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727624
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69141
https://support.apple.com/HT205635
https://support.apple.com/HT205637
https://support.apple.com/HT205640
https://support.apple.com/HT205641
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=d11ee5886e9d9ec610051a206b135a4cdc1e09a0 Patch
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2011-007.txt.asc
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2011-August/001721.html Patch
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2011-August/001722.html Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00019.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/45544 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45568 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45599 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45986
http://secunia.com/advisories/46127
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025920
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2293
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:153
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/compress/zopen.c#rev1.17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/10/10
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1154.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1155.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1161.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1834.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49124
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1191-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725760 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727624
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69141
https://support.apple.com/HT205635
https://support.apple.com/HT205637
https://support.apple.com/HT205640
https://support.apple.com/HT205641

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=d11ee5886e9d9ec610051a206b135a4cdc1e09a0
    Added Reference http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2011-007.txt.asc
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2011-August/001721.html
    Added Reference http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2011-August/001722.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-09/msg00019.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00004.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/45544
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/45568
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/45599
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/45986
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/46127
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1025920
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2293
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:153
    Added Reference http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/compress/zopen.c#rev1.17
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/10/10
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1154.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1155.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1161.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1834.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49124
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1191-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725760
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727624
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69141
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205635
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205637
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205640
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205641
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/69141 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69141 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205635
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205637
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205641
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205640
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 22, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.63 }} 0.30%

score

0.87132

percentile

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