CVE-2011-3439

FreeType in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

9.3 HighFix available

FreeType in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font in a document.

Exploit likelihood

5.33%Up 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

FreeType in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font in a document.

Record: CVE-2011-3439
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

FreeType in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font in a document.

Record: CVE-2011-3439
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-3402 No score

FreeType in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font in a document.

Record: EUVD-2011-3402
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g6wc-2mxr-5w42 No score

FreeType in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

FreeType in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font in a document.

Record: GHSA-g6wc-2mxr-5w42
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

FreeType in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font in a document.

Record: CVE-2011-3439
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-3439 No score

FreeType in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font in a document.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3439
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1 No score

freetype2-devel-2.7-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the freetype2-devel-2.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`freetype` Debian:12	before 2.4.8-1	2.4.8-1
`freetype` Debian:13	before 2.4.8-1	2.4.8-1
`freetype` Debian:14	before 2.4.8-1	2.4.8-1
`freetype` Debian:5.0	before 2.3.7-2+lenny8, plus listed versions 2.3.7-22.3.7-2+lenny12.3.7-2+lenny22.3.7-2+lenny32.3.7-2+lenny42.3.7-2+lenny52.3.7-2+lenny62.3.7-2+lenny7	2.3.7-2+lenny8
`freetype` Debian:6.0	before 2.4.2-2.1+squeeze3, plus listed versions 2.4.2-2.12.4.2-2.1+squeeze12.4.2-2.1+squeeze2	2.4.2-2.1+squeeze3
`freetype` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-demos` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`freetype` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-demos` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-demos` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-demos` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:2.1.9-21.el4	0:2.1.9-21.el4
`freetype` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2	0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2
`freetype-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2	0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2
`freetype` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2	0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2
`freetype-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2	0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2
`freetype-demos` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2	0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2
`freetype-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2	0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2
`freetype` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2	0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2
`freetype-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2	0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2
`freetype-demos` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2	0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2
`freetype-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2	0:2.2.1-28.el5_7.2
`freetype` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_1.8	0:2.3.11-6.el6_1.8
`freetype-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_1.8	0:2.3.11-6.el6_1.8
`freetype-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_1.8	0:2.3.11-6.el6_1.8
`freetype-demos` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 0:2.3.11-6.el6_1.8	0:2.3.11-6.el6_1.8
`freetype` Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_6.1	0:2.2.1-28.el5_6.1
`freetype-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_6.1	0:2.2.1-28.el5_6.1
`freetype-demos` Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_6.1	0:2.2.1-28.el5_6.1
`freetype-devel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:5.6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.2.1-28.el5_6.1	0:2.2.1-28.el5_6.1
`freetype2` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 55 CVEs	before 2.7-1.1	2.7-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-3439 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Iphone Os, published November 11, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.33%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in freetype 2.4.8-1.

References

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