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diff --git a/glsa-200705-02.xml b/glsa-200705-02.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2b5c77d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200705-02.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?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="200705-02"> + <title>FreeType: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability has been discovered in FreeType allowing for user-assisted + remote execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">freetype</product> + <announced>May 01, 2007</announced> + <revised>May 27, 2007: 02</revised> + <bug>172577</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/freetype" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.1.10-r3</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">2.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.1.10-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + FreeType is a True Type Font rendering library. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Greg MacManus of iDefense Labs has discovered an integer overflow in + the function bdfReadCharacters() when parsing BDF fonts. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to use a specially crafted BDF + font, possibly resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow and the remote + execution of arbitrary code. + </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-2.1.10-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1351">CVE-2007-1351</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:19:23 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:19:45 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:55:44 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |