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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201204-04
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: April 17, 2012
     Bugs: #407257
       ID: 201204-04

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

Background
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FreeType is a high-quality and portable font engine.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  media-libs/freetype          < 2.4.9                    >= 2.4.9

Description
===========

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

Impact
======

A remote 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
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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-2.4.9"

References
==========

[  1 ] CVE-2012-1126
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1126
[  2 ] CVE-2012-1127
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1127
[  3 ] CVE-2012-1128
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1128
[  4 ] CVE-2012-1129
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1129
[  5 ] CVE-2012-1130
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1130
[  6 ] CVE-2012-1131
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1131
[  7 ] CVE-2012-1132
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1132
[  8 ] CVE-2012-1133
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1133
[  9 ] CVE-2012-1134
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1134
[ 10 ] CVE-2012-1135
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1135
[ 11 ] CVE-2012-1136
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1136
[ 12 ] CVE-2012-1137
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1137
[ 13 ] CVE-2012-1138
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1138
[ 14 ] CVE-2012-1139
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1139
[ 15 ] CVE-2012-1140
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1140
[ 16 ] CVE-2012-1141
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1141
[ 17 ] CVE-2012-1142
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1142
[ 18 ] CVE-2012-1143
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1143
[ 19 ] CVE-2012-1144
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1144

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-04.xml

Concerns?
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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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Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5