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Ubuntu 11.10: 1335-1 High: t1lib Malformed Font Crash Risk

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t1lib could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted font file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1335-1
January 19, 2012

t1lib vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

t1lib could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted font file.

Software Description:
- t1lib: Type 1 font rasterizer library - runtime

Details:

Jon Larimer discovered that t1lib did not properly parse AFM fonts. If a
user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote
attacker could cause t1lib to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with
user privileges. (CVE-2010-2642, CVE-2011-0433)

Jonathan Brossard discovered that t1lib did not correctly handle certain
malformed font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted
font file, a remote attacker could cause t1lib to crash. (CVE-2011-1552,
CVE-2011-1553, CVE-2011-1554)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
  libt1-5                         5.1.2-3ubuntu0.11.10.2

Ubuntu 11.04:
  libt1-5                         5.1.2-3ubuntu0.11.04.2

Ubuntu 10.10:
  libt1-5                         5.1.2-3ubuntu0.10.10.2

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libt1-5                         5.1.2-3ubuntu0.10.04.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  
  CVE-2010-2642, CVE-2011-0433, CVE-2011-1552, CVE-2011-1553,
  CVE-2011-1554

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/t1lib/5.1.2-3ubuntu0.11.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/t1lib/5.1.2-3ubuntu0.11.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/t1lib/5.1.2-3ubuntu0.10.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/t1lib/5.1.2-3ubuntu0.10.04.2


Ubuntu 11.10: 1335-1 High: t1lib Malformed Font Crash Risk

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t1lib weaknesses present in Ubuntu may enable system crashes or running of unauthorized applications. It is advisable to perform an update for enhanced security.
t1lib could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted font file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: libt1-5 5.1.2-3ubuntu0.11.10.2 Ubuntu 11.04: libt1-5 5.1.2-3ubuntu0.11.04.2 Ubuntu 10.10: libt1-5 5.1.2-3ubuntu0.10.10.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libt1-5 5.1.2-3ubuntu0.10.04.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2010-2642, CVE-2011-0433, CVE-2011-1552, CVE-2011-1553,

CVE-2011-1554

January 19, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/t1lib/5.1.2-3ubuntu0.11.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/t1lib/5.1.2-3ubuntu0.11.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/t1lib/5.1.2-3ubuntu0.10.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/t1lib/5.1.2-3ubuntu0.10.04.2

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