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FreeType BDF Font Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24768
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Release Date:
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2007-04-05
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Popularity:
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7,136 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | FreeType 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-1351
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in FreeType, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise an application using the library.
The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow when parsing BDF fonts. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted BDF font.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.3.3.
Solution:
Update to version 2.3.3.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Greg MacManus, iDefense Labs
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=498954
iDefense Labs:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=501
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