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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201402-16 ] FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 11 February 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-16
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 11, 2014
Bugs: #448550
ID: 201402-16

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, allowing
context-dependent attackers to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause
Denial of Service.

Background
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FreeType is a high-quality and portable font engine.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/freetype < 2.4.11 >= 2.4.11

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially
crafted font, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with
the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of
Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Freetype users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-2.4.11"

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying these packages.

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-5668
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5668
[ 2 ] CVE-2012-5669
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5669
[ 3 ] CVE-2012-5670
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5670

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-16.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5



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