DSA-2155-1 freetype -- several vulnerabilities

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2010-3814   CVE-2010-3855  

Two buffer overflows were found in the Freetype font library, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.7-2+lenny5. For the testing distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.2-2.1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.2-2.1. We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-2155-1 freetype -- several vulnerabilities

Date Reported:
30 Jan 2011
Affected Packages:
freetype
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2010-3814, CVE-2010-3855.
More information:

Two buffer overflows were found in the Freetype font library, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.7-2+lenny5.

For the testing distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.2-2.1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.2-2.1.

We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.