Red Hat update for freetype - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence

Red Hat update for freetype
Secunia Advisory:	SA30821	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2008-06-23
Popularity:	2,400 views

Critical:	Moderately critical
Impact:	DoS System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3 RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4 RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3 RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4 RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3 RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4

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CVE reference:	CVE-2008-1806 CVE-2008-1807 CVE-2008-1808

Description: Red Hat 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: Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network. http://rhn.redhat.com Original Advisory: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0556.html Other References: SA30600: http://secunia.com/advisories/30600/

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