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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 848-1] freetype security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
It was discovered that there was a denial of service vulnerability in freetype, a font rendering library. The parse_charstrings function did not ensure that a font contains a glyph name, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a specially-crafted file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
freetype on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', this issue has been fixed in freetype version 2.4.9-1.1+deb7u4. We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.