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Debian: DSA-3461-1 Critical: Freetype Malformed Font Denial of Service

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Freetype. Opening malformed fonts may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3461-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond January 30, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : freetype CVE ID : CVE-2014-9674 Debian Bug : 777656 Mateusz Jurczyk discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Freetype. Opening malformed fonts may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.9-1.1+deb7u3. We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Address significant Freetype vulnerabilities in Debian associated with corrupted font files that could lead to arbitrary code execution.. Freetype Security Update, Debian Advisory, Denial of Service, Malformed Fonts, Code Execution. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Ubuntu 13.10 USN-2148-1: Critical Freetype Code Execution Risk

FreeType could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted font file.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2148-1 March 17, 2014 freetype vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.10 Summary: FreeType could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted font file. Software Description: - freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library Details: Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType 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 FreeType to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2014-2240, CVE-2014-2241) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: libfreetype6 2.4.12-0ubuntu1.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2148-1 CVE-2014-2240, CVE-2014-2241 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.12-0ubuntu1.1 . The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2149-1 addresses vulnerabilities in the OpenSSL package that can potentially compromise user data through flawed secure connections.. FreeType Exploit, Ubuntu Update, Font Vulnerability. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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