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TITLE:
Fedora update for freetype

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30740

VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/30740/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Fedora 8
https://secunia.com/product/16769/
Fedora 9
https://secunia.com/product/18642/

DESCRIPTION:
Fedora has issued an update for freetype. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which potentially can be exploited by malicious
people to compromise an application using the library.

For more information:
SA30600

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update freetype").

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00721.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00717.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA30600:
https://secunia.com/advisories/30600/

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