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From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200607-02 ] FreeType: Multiple integer overflows
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2006 16:53:43
Message-Id: 200607091821.45383.jaervosz@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200607-02
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: FreeType: Multiple integer overflows
9 Date: July 09, 2006
10 Bugs: #124828
11 ID: 200607-02
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple remotely exploitable buffer overflows have been discovered in
19 FreeType, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 FreeType is a portable font engine.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 media-libs/freetype < 2.1.10-r2 >= 2.1.10-r2
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34 Description
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37 Multiple integer overflows exist in a variety of files (bdf/bdflib.c,
38 sfnt/ttcmap.c, cff/cffgload.c, base/ftmac.c).
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could exploit these buffer overflows by enticing a
44 user to load a specially crafted font, which could result in the
45 execution of arbitrary code.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All FreeType users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-2.1.10-r2"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2006-1861
64 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1861
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-02.xml
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5