<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="200905-05"> <title>FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> <synopsis> Multiple integer overflows in FreeType might allow for the remote execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">freetype</product> <announced>2009-05-24</announced> <revised count="02">2009-05-25</revised> <bug>263032</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="media-libs/freetype" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">2.3.9-r1</unaffected> <unaffected range="lt">2.0</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">2.3.9-r1</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p> FreeType is a high-quality and portable font engine. </p> </background> <description> <p> Tavis Ormandy reported multiple integer overflows in the cff_charset_compute_cids() function in cff/cffload.c, sfnt/tccmap.c and the ft_smooth_render_generic() function in smooth/ftsmooth.c, possibly leading to heap or stack-based buffer overflows. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p> A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to open a specially crafted font file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service. </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-2.3.9-r1"</code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0946">CVE-2009-0946</uri> </references> <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2009-05-06T18:49:58Z"> a3li </metadata> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2009-05-07T11:07:09Z"> a3li </metadata> <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2009-05-24T13:55:28Z"> p-y </metadata> </glsa>