GLSA 201503-05: FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	03/08/2015
Bugs:	#532152, #539796
ID:	201503-05

Synopsis

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

Background

FreeType is a high-quality and portable font engine.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/freetype	< 2.5.5	>= 2.5.5	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker can cause Denial of Service.

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-2.5.5"
    

References

• CVE-2014-9656
• CVE-2014-9657
• CVE-2014-9658
• CVE-2014-9659
• CVE-2014-9660
• CVE-2014-9661
• CVE-2014-9662
• CVE-2014-9663
• CVE-2014-9664
• CVE-2014-9665
• CVE-2014-9666
• CVE-2014-9667
• CVE-2014-9668
• CVE-2014-9669
• CVE-2014-9670
• CVE-2014-9671
• CVE-2014-9672
• CVE-2014-9673
• CVE-2014-9674
• CVE-2014-9675

Availability

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

License

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