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Debian: DLA-900-1 Critical: Freetype Heap-Based Buffer Overflow

debian lts
Calendar Grey April 17, 2017
Dist Debian Esm H88
Freetype 2 library encountered a significant buffer overflow vulnerability. Update to fix out-of-bounds problems in Debian Wheezy.
The Freetype 2 font engine was vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow in the cff_parser_run function in cff/cffparse.c
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Summary

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
2.4.9-1.1+deb7u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: freetype
Version: 2.4.9-1.1+deb7u5
CVE ID: CVE-2016-10328
Debian Bug: 860303

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security advisory buffer overflow critical software update Debian freetype heap-based attack

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