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Gentoo update for freetype
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30819
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Release Date:
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2008-06-24
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Popularity:
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2,386 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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| OS: | Gentoo Linux 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-1806
CVE-2008-1807
CVE-2008-1808
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Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for freetype. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise an application using the library.
For more information:
SA30600
Solution:
Update to "media-libs/freetype-2.3.6" or later.
Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-10.xml
Other References:
SA30600:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30600/
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