Debian: DSA-3188-1 Critical: Freetype Denial Of Service
debian
March 15, 2015
Mateusz Jurczyk discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Freetype
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Summary
Mateusz Jurczyk discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Freetype. Opening
malformed fonts may result in denial of service or the execution of
arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.4.9-1.1+deb7u1.
For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been
fixed in version 2.5.2-3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.5.2-3.
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: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: freetype
CVE ID: CVE-2014-9656 CVE-2014-9657 CVE-2014-9658 CVE-2014-9660
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