CVE-2011-1553: Use-after-free vulnerability in t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, allows remote attackers…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 19/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 92.8% of all records.
- Fixed version: xpdf (Debian:12) 3.02-9; t1lib (Debian:5.0) 5.1.2-3+lenny1; t1lib (Debian:6.0) 5.1.2-3+squeeze1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to xpdf (Debian:12) 3.02-9; t1lib (Debian:5.0) 5.1.2-3+lenny1; t1lib (Debian:6.0) 5.1.2-3+squeeze1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Use-after-free vulnerability in t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF document containing a crafted Type 1 font that triggers an invalid memory write, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0764.
- Published
- Mar 31, 2011
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.4% · 92th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-399
Report tools
Action score
19
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.4%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| t1lib | t1lib | cpe:2.3:a:t1lib:t1lib |
| foolabs | xpdf | cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf |
| glyphandcog | xpdfreader | cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- foolabs xpdf0.5a
- foolabs xpdf0.7a
- foolabs xpdf0.91a
- foolabs xpdf0.91b
- foolabs xpdf0.91c
- foolabs xpdf0.92a
- foolabs xpdf0.92b
- foolabs xpdf0.92c
+12 more rows
- foolabs xpdf0.92d
- foolabs xpdf0.92e
- foolabs xpdf0.93a
- foolabs xpdf0.93b
- foolabs xpdf0.93c
- foolabs xpdf1.00a
- foolabs xpdf3.0.1
- foolabs xpdf3.02pl1
- foolabs xpdf3.02pl2
- foolabs xpdf3.02pl3
- foolabs xpdf3.02pl4
- glyphandcog xpdfreaderup to 3.02 inclusive
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | xpdf | before 3.02-9 | 3.02-9 |
| Debian:5.0 | t1lib | before 5.1.2-3+lenny1 | 5.1.2-3+lenny1 |
| Debian:6.0 | t1lib | before 5.1.2-3+squeeze1 | 5.1.2-3+squeeze1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | tetex | before 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 | 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | tetex-afm | before 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 | 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | tetex-debuginfo | before 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 | 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | tetex-doc | before 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 | 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | tetex-dvips | before 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 | 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | tetex-fonts | before 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 | 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | tetex-latex | before 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 | 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | tetex-xdvi | before 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 | 0:3.0-33.15.el5_8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | kpathsea | before 0:2007-57.el6_2 | 0:2007-57.el6_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | kpathsea-devel | before 0:2007-57.el6_2 | 0:2007-57.el6_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | mendexk | before 0:2.6e-57.el6_2 | 0:2.6e-57.el6_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | t1lib | before 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 | 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | t1lib-apps | before 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 | 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | t1lib-debuginfo | before 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 | 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | t1lib-devel | before 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 | 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | t1lib-static | before 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 | 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | texlive | before 0:2007-57.el6_2 | 0:2007-57.el6_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | texlive-afm | before 0:2007-57.el6_2 | 0:2007-57.el6_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | texlive-context | before 0:2007-57.el6_2 | 0:2007-57.el6_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | texlive-debuginfo | before 0:2007-57.el6_2 | 0:2007-57.el6_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | texlive-dvips | before 0:2007-57.el6_2 | 0:2007-57.el6_2 |
+5
Same product
t1lib: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2007-4033Buffer overflow in the intT1_EnvGetCompletePath function in lib/t1lib/t1env.c in t1lib 5.1.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute…36Monitor
- CVE-2010-2642Heap-based buffer overflow in the AFM font parser in the dvi-backend component in Evince 2.32 and earlier, teTeX 3.0, t1lib 5.1.2, and…34Monitor
- CVE-2011-0764t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, uses an invalid pointer in conjunction with a…31Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2011-1552Mar 31, 2011 · t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, reads from invalid memory locations, which allows…20Monitor
- Later →CVE-2011-1554Mar 31, 2011 · Off-by-one error in t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a…19Monitor
- Later →CVE-2011-5244Nov 19, 2012 · Multiple off-by-one errors in the (1) token and (2) linetoken functions in backend/dvi/mdvi-lib/afmparse.c in t1lib, as used in teTeX…28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:t1lib | 5.1.2-3+squeeze1 · Debian:6.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:xpdf | 3.02-9 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kpathsea | 0:2007-57.el6_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kpathsea-devel | 0:2007-57.el6_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:t1lib | 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:t1lib-apps | 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:t1lib-debuginfo | 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:t1lib-devel | 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:t1lib-static | 0:5.1.2-6.el6_2.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:texlive | 0:2007-57.el6_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:texlive-debuginfo | 0:2007-57.el6_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:texlive-dvips | 0:2007-57.el6_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:texlive-latex | 0:2007-57.el6_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:texlive-utils | 0:2007-57.el6_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-399 · Resource Management ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- secunia.com/advisories/43823
- secunia.com/advisories/48985
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8171
- securitytracker.com/id?1025266
- www.foolabs.com/xpdf/download.html
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/376500
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8ECL8X
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:144
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517205/100/0/threaded
- www.toucan-system.com/advisories/tssa-2011-01.txt
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0728
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.