CVE-2011-1553Network attack vector

Application crash via freed Type 1 font reference

Published Mar 31, 2011 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Use-after-free in t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash applications via a PDF containing a crafted Type 1 font. The Type 1 font parser writes through a reference after its backing allocation has been freed while processing the malformed embedded font. The target application must process attacker-supplied PDF or font data; the CVE documents an application crash rather than code execution.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability5.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to crash applications via a PDF containing a crafted Type 1 font. The Type 1 font parser writes through a reference after its backing allocation has been freed while processing the malformed embedded font. The target application must process attacker-supplied PDF or font data; the CVE documents an application crash rather than code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2011-1553
Published
Mar 31, 2011
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-399, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 31, 2011CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

4.3NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
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Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-399Resource Management Errors
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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