Gentoo: GLSA-200905-05 Normal: FreeType Integer Overflows DoS Threat
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May 24, 2009
Multiple integer overflows in FreeType might allow for the remote execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200905-05
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 24, 2009
Bugs: #263032
ID: 200905-05
Synopsis
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Multiple integer overflows in FreeType might allow for the remote
execution of arbitrary code or a 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 < 2.3.9-r1 >= 2.3.9-r1
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Tavis Ormandy reported multiple integer overflows in the
cff_charset_compute_cids() function in cff/cffload.c, sfnt/tccmap.c and
the ft_smooth_render_generic() function in smooth...
Resolution
References
Availability
style>.gentoo_availability{display:block;}
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