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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200705-02
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: FreeType: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
      Date: May 01, 2007
      Bugs: #172577
        ID: 200705-02

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in FreeType allowing for
user-assisted remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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FreeType is a True Type Font rendering library.

Affected packages
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     Package              /   Vulnerable   /                Unaffected
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  1  media-libs/freetype      < 2.1.10-r3                 >= 2.1.10-r3

Description
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Greg MacManus of iDefense Labs has discovered an integer overflow in
the function bdfReadCharacters() when parsing BDF fonts.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to use a specially crafted BDF
font, possibly resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow and the remote
execution of arbitrary code.

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-2.1.10-r3"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2007-1351
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1351

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

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200705-02

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 2007 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.

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