PT-2011-2206 · Apple · Macos X

Will Dormann · Published 2011-10-14 · Updated 2012-01-14 · CVE-2011-0229

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.6.9

Description The issue is related to the handling of embedded Type 1 fonts in Apple Type Services (ATS), allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document. This is due to an out-of-bounds memory access triggered by the document.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.6.9, update to a version that properly handles embedded Type 1 fonts to prevent arbitrary code execution.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-0229

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0229 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/50085 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/50091 · Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 · Note