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Mandriva Update for freetype2 MDVSA-2011:157 (freetype2)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'freetype2' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in freetype2: FreeType allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font (CVE-2011-3256). A regression was found in freetype2 in Mandriva Enterprise Server 5 that caused ugly font rendering with firefox (#63892). Additionally, improvements concerning the LZW handling (as noted in the freetype-2.4.7 version) was added. The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.
Affected Software
Affected Software
freetype2 on Mandriva Linux 2010.1, Mandriva Linux 2010.1/X86_64, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.