Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1784-1 freetype -- integer overflows
- Date Reported:
- 30 Apr 2009
- Affected Packages:
- freetype
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2009-0946.
- More information:
-
Tavis Ormandy discovered several integer overflows in FreeType, a library to process and access font files, resulting in heap- or stack-based buffer overflows leading to application crashes or the execution of arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
For the oldstable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.1-5+etch4.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.7-2+lenny1.
For the testing distribution (squeeze), this problem will be fixed soon.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.9-4.1.
We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype_2.2.1-5+etch4.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+etch4.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-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch4_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch4_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_amd64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch4_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch4_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch4_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch4_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch4_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch4_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch4_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_mips.udeb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch4_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_mipsel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch4_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_powerpc.udeb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch4_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_s390.udeb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch4_sparc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch4_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch4_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype_2.3.7-2+lenny1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype_2.3.7-2+lenny1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype_2.3.7.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype_2.3.7-2+lenny1.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.3.7-2+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_alpha.udeb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.3.7-2+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_amd64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_amd64.udeb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.3.7-2+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_arm.deb
- ARM EABI:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.3.7-2+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_armel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_armel.udeb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.3.7-2+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_hppa.udeb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.3.7-2+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.3.7-2+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.3.7-2+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_mips.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.3.7-2+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.3.7-2+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.3.7-2+lenny1_sparc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.3.7-2+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.3.7-2+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.3.7-2+lenny1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.