GLSA 201402-16: FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	02/11/2014
Bugs:	#448550
ID:	201402-16

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, allowing context-dependent attackers to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.

Background

FreeType is a high-quality and portable font engine.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/freetype	< 2.4.11	>= 2.4.11	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted font, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Freetype users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-2.4.11"

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying these packages.

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-16.xml

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.