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author | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200806-10.xml b/glsa-200806-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e015fb59 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200806-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200806-10"> + <title>FreeType: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + Font parsing vulnerabilities in FreeType might lead to user-assisted + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">freetype</product> + <announced>June 23, 2008</announced> + <revised>May 28, 2009: 03</revised> + <bug>225851</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/freetype" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.3.6</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">1.4_pre20080316-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.3.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + FreeType is a font rendering library for TrueType Font (TTF) and + Printer Font Binary (PFB). + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Regenrecht reported multiple vulnerabilities in FreeType via iDefense: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + An integer overflow when parsing values in the Private dictionary table + in a PFB file, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow + (CVE-2008-1806). + </li> + <li> + An invalid free() call related to parsing an invalid "number of axes" + field in a PFB file (CVE-2008-1807). + </li> + <li> + Multiple off-by-one errors when parsing PBF and TTF files, leading to + heap-based buffer overflows (CVE-2008-1808). + </li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted TTF + or PBF file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with + the privileges of the user running an application linked against + FreeType (such as the X.org X server, running as root). + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All FreeType users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-2.3.6"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1806">CVE-2008-1806</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1807">CVE-2008-1807</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1808">CVE-2008-1808</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:20:25 +0000"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:04:48 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:04:59 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |