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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201006-01 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: FreeType 1: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code |
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Date: June 01, 2010 |
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Bugs: #271234 |
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ID: 201006-01 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities in FreeType might result in the remote |
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execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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FreeType is a True Type Font rendering library. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 freetype < 1.4_pre20080316-r2 >= 1.4_pre20080316-r2 |
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Description |
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Multiple issues found in FreeType 2 were also discovered in FreeType 1. |
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For details on these issues, please review the Gentoo Linux Security |
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Advisories and CVE identifiers referenced below. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted TTF |
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file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the |
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privileges of the user running FreeType. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All FreeType 1 users should upgrade to an unaffected version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose |
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">=media-libs/freetype-1.4_pre20080316-r2" |
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NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are |
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available since May 27, 2009. It is likely that your system is already |
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no longer affected by this issue. |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-1861 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1861 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2007-2754 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2754 |
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[ 3 ] GLSA 200607-02 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200607-02.xml |
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[ 4 ] GLSA 200705-22 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-22.xml |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201006-01.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |