CVE-2011-3217: Buffer Overflow
Published Oct 14, 2011
·Updated
MediaKit in Apple Mac OS X through 10.6.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted disk image.
Affected Software
132 affected components
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.10
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.11
Apple iOS and macOS<=10.6.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.10
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.2
Apple Mac OS X Server<=10.6.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.9
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.11
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.2
Event History
Oct 14, 2011
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2011-3217?
CVE-2011-3217 has a high severity due to its potential to allow remote code execution and cause application crashes.
2
How do I fix CVE-2011-3217?
To fix CVE-2011-3217, you should update your Apple Mac OS X to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.
3
What causes CVE-2011-3217?
CVE-2011-3217 is caused by vulnerabilities in MediaKit that allow crafted disk images to exploit memory corruption.
4
Which versions of Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2011-3217?
CVE-2011-3217 affects multiple versions of Mac OS X including 10.2 through 10.6.8.
5
Can CVE-2011-3217 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2011-3217 can be exploited remotely by attackers through specially crafted disk images.