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 :
Aug. 29, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2011-2895
vulnerability.
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CVE-2011-2895 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-2895 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-2895
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.33 }} -0.01%
score
0.86003
percentile