What is CVE-2011-0181?

CVE-2011-0181 is a vulnerability in Apple Imageio, classified under CWE-189. Published 2011-03-23.

Is CVE-2011-0181 known to be exploited?

8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Apple Imageio

CVE-2011-0181

Integer overflow in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted XBM image.

Published 2011-03-23 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (86.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Imageio
Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.5.8, 10.6.0, 10.6.1
Apple Mac OS X Server — versions 10.5.8, 10.6.0, 10.6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-189

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/kb/HT4581 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-0181?: CVE-2011-0181 is a vulnerability in Apple Imageio, classified under CWE-189. Published 2011-03-23.
Is CVE-2011-0181 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.