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Debian 1.3.5-1 DSA-3479-1 Critical: Graphite2 Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey February 15, 2016
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Several security flaws in the Graphite typeface engine could result in service disruptions or the potential for executing unauthorized code; users are advised to update.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the Graphite font rendering engine which might result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed font file i...

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the Graphite font rendering
engine which might result in denial of service or the execution of
arbitrary code if a malformed font file is processed.


For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed
in version 1.3.5-1~deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.3.5-1~deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 1.3.5-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.3.5-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your graphite2 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: graphite2
CVE ID: CVE-2016-1521 CVE-2016-1522 CVE-2016-1523

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