Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2011-0229

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple Mac OS X through 10.6.8 does not properly handle embedded Type 1 fonts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.022 (80.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1
Apple Mac_os_x_server — versions 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)