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  • [SECURITY] [DSA 2294-1] freetype security update

    From Moritz Muehlenhoff@1:229/2 to All on Sun Aug 14 21:10:02 2011
    From: [email protected]

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    - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2294-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff August 14, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package : freetype
    Vulnerability : missing input sanisiting
    Problem type : remote
    Debian-specific: no
    CVE ID : CVE-2011-0226
    Debian Bug : 635871

    It was discovered that insufficient input saniting in Freetype's code to
    parse Type1 could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

    For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
    version 2.3.7-2+lenny6.

    For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
    version 2.4.2-2.1+squeeze1.

    For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
    version 2.4.6-1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
    these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
    found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: [email protected]
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