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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200705-22.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200705-22.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d530d1e9101a --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200705-22.xml @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200705-22"> + <title>FreeType: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability has been discovered in FreeType allowing for the execution + of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">freetype</product> + <announced>2007-05-30</announced> + <revised count="01">2007-05-30</revised> + <bug>179161</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-libs/freetype" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.3.4-r2</unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">2.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.3.4-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + FreeType is a True Type Font rendering library. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Victor Stinner discovered a heap-based buffer overflow in the function + Get_VMetrics() in src/truetype/ttgload.c when processing TTF files with + a negative n_points attribute. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All FreeType users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-2.3.4-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2754">CVE-2007-2754</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-05-22T15:08:56Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-05-22T15:38:03Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-05-27T16:46:08Z"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |