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FreeType Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
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
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with FreeType and is prone to multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
- Buffer overflow error in the 'Mac_Read_POST_Resource()' [src/base/ftobjs.c] function when processing Adobe Type 1 Mac Font File (LWFN) fonts. - Errors related to the bdf/bdflib.c, t42_parse_sfnts function in type42/t42parse.c, FT_Stream_EnterFrame function in base/ftstream.c, ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program and to the 'BOUNDS' macro when processing fonts.
Affected Software
Affected Software
FreeType version 2.4.1 and prior.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to FreeType version 2.4.2 or later.