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Gentoo: GLSA-201503-05 Normal: FreeType Denial of Service Concerns

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Calendar Grey March 8, 2015
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The numerous flaws in FreeType create potential Denial of Service risks; prompt patching is essential for preserving system integrity.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, possibly resulting in Denial of Service.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo update multiple issues Denial of Service FreeType normal severity

Resolution

All FreeType users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-2.5.5"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9656 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9656 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-9657 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9657 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-9658 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9658 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-9659 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9659 [ 5 ] CVE-2014-9660 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9660 [ 6 ] CVE-2014-9661 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9661 [ 7 ] CVE-2014-9662 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9662 [ 8 ] CVE-2014-9663 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9663 [ 9 ] CVE-2014-9664 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9664 [ 10 ] CVE-2014-9665 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9665 [ 11 ] CVE-2014-9666 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9666 [ 12 ] CVE-2014-9667 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9667 [ 13 ] CVE-2014-9668 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvena...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
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Concerns

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.

Severity: Normal
Title: FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 08, 2015
Bugs: #532152, #539796
ID: 201503-05

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo update multiple issues Denial of Service FreeType normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, possibly resulting in Denial of Service.

Background

FreeType is a high-quality and portable font engine.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/freetype < 2.5.5 >= 2.5.5

Impact

===== A remote attacker can cause Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.