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  Severity: Normal
     Title: FreeType 1: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
      Date: June 01, 2010
      Bugs: #271234
        ID: 201006-01

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities in FreeType might result in the 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  freetype     < 1.4_pre20080316-r2           >= 1.4_pre20080316-r2

Description
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Multiple issues found in FreeType 2 were also discovered in FreeType 1.
For details on these issues, please review the Gentoo Linux Security
Advisories and CVE identifiers referenced below.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted TTF
file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running FreeType.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All FreeType 1 users should upgrade to an unaffected version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
    ">=media-libs/freetype-1.4_pre20080316-r2"

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
available since May 27, 2009. It is likely that your system is already
no longer affected by this issue.

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2006-1861
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1861
  [ 2 ] CVE-2007-2754
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2754
  [ 3 ] GLSA 200607-02
        https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200607-02
  [ 4 ] GLSA 200705-22
        https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200705-22

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/201006-01

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 2010 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/