<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="200607-02"> <title>FreeType: Multiple integer overflows</title> <synopsis> Multiple remotely exploitable buffer overflows have been discovered in FreeType, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">FreeType</product> <announced>2006-07-09</announced> <revised count="02">2006-09-03</revised> <bug>124828</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="media-libs/freetype" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">2.1.10-r2</unaffected> <unaffected range="lt">2.0</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">2.1.10-r2</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p> FreeType is a portable font engine. </p> </background> <description> <p> Multiple integer overflows exist in a variety of files (bdf/bdflib.c, sfnt/ttcmap.c, cff/cffgload.c, base/ftmac.c). </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p> A remote attacker could exploit these buffer overflows by enticing a user to load a specially crafted font, which could result in the 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 stable version: </p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-2.1.10-r2"</code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="https://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1861">CVE-2006-1861</uri> </references> <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2006-07-04T13:58:56Z"> falco </metadata> <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-07-04T15:44:57Z"> hlieberman </metadata> <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-07-05T16:43:48Z"> falco </metadata> </glsa>