CVE-2011-1552 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted Type 1 font in a PDF document processed by t1lib.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1552?
CVE-2011-1552 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Glyphandcog Xpdfreader, published on 31 Mar 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Type 1 font in a PDF document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0764.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1552?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Foolabs Xpdf, Glyphandcog Xpdfreader, T1lib T1lib.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1552?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-1552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Glyphandcog Xpdfreader
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1552, GHSA-fwp8-g83m-q34j.