FreeType 1: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

FreeType 1: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Multiple vulnerabilities in FreeType might result in the remote execution of arbitrary code. freetype 2010-06-01 2010-06-01 271234 remote 1.4_pre20080316-r2 1.4_pre20080316-r2

FreeType is a True Type Font rendering library.

Multiple issues found in FreeType 2 were also discovered in FreeType 1. For details on these issues, please review the Gentoo Linux Security Advisories and CVE identifiers referenced below.

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted TTF file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running FreeType.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All FreeType 1 users should upgrade to an unaffected version:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-1.4_pre20080316-r2"

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since May 27, 2009. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

CVE-2006-1861 CVE-2007-2754 GLSA 200607-02 GLSA 200705-22 keytoaster a3li a3li