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Posted on 20 November 2011
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2350-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
November 20, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : freetype
Vulnerability : missing input sanitising
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2011-3439
Debian Bug : 649122
It was discovered that missing input sanitising in Freetype's processing
of CID-keyed fonts could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.3.7-2+lenny8.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.4.2-2.1+squeeze3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.4.8-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
