Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1454-1 freetype -- integer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 07 Jan 2008
- Affected Packages:
- freetype
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-1351.
- More information:
-
Greg MacManus discovered an integer overflow in the font handling of libfreetype, a FreeType 2 font engine, which might lead to denial of service or possibly the execution of arbitrary code if a user is tricked into opening a malformed font.
For the old stable distribution (sarge) this problem will be fixed soon.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.1-5+etch2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.5-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (stable)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype_2.2.1-5+etch2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype_2.2.1.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype_2.2.1-5+etch2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype_2.2.1.orig.tar.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_amd64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_amd64.udeb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_arm.udeb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_i386.udeb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_mipsel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_mipsel.udeb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_sparc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.