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FreeType Bitmap Font Handling Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA25884
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Release Date:
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2007-06-29
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Last Update:
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2007-07-04
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Popularity:
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8,166 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-2007-3506
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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) or potentially compromise an application using the library.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when handling bitmap fonts in src/base/ftbimap.c and may be exploited when processing a specially crafted bitmap font.
The vulnerability reportedly affects version 2.3.3.
Solution:
Update to version 2.3.4.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2007-07-04: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
https://sourceforge.net/project/shown...p?group_id=3157&release_id=499970
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