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FreeType Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host has FreeType installed and is prone to Multiple Integer Overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Multiple integer overflows are due to inadequate validation of data passed into cff/cffload.c, sfnt/ttcmap.c and cff/cffload.c while processing specially crafted fonts.
Affected Software
Affected Software
FreeType version 2.3.9 and prior on Linux.
Solution
Solution
Apply the fix from the referenced repositories.