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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201201-09 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: January 23, 2012 |
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Bugs: #332701, #342121, #345843, #377143, #387535, #390623 |
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ID: 201201-09 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, allowing remote |
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attackers to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of |
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Service. |
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Background |
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FreeType is a high-quality and portable font engine. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 media-libs/freetype < 2.4.8 >= 2.4.8 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType. Please |
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review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted font, |
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possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the |
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privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service. |
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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 users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-2.4.8" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-1797 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1797 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2010-2497 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2497 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2010-2498 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2498 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2010-2499 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2499 |
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[ 5 ] CVE-2010-2500 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2500 |
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[ 6 ] CVE-2010-2519 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2519 |
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[ 7 ] CVE-2010-2520 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2520 |
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[ 8 ] CVE-2010-2527 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2527 |
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[ 9 ] CVE-2010-2541 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2541 |
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[ 10 ] CVE-2010-2805 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2805 |
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[ 11 ] CVE-2010-2806 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2806 |
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[ 12 ] CVE-2010-2807 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2807 |
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[ 13 ] CVE-2010-2808 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2808 |
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[ 14 ] CVE-2010-3053 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3053 |
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[ 15 ] CVE-2010-3054 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3054 |
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[ 16 ] CVE-2010-3311 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3311 |
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[ 17 ] CVE-2010-3814 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3814 |
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[ 18 ] CVE-2010-3855 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3855 |
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[ 19 ] CVE-2011-0226 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0226 |
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[ 20 ] CVE-2011-3256 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3256 |
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[ 21 ] CVE-2011-3439 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3439 |
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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-201201-09.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 2012 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 |
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