Details
Victor Stinner discovered that freetype did not correctly verify the
number of points in a TrueType font. If a user were tricked into using
a specially crafted font, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code
with user privileges.
Victor Stinner discovered that freetype did not correctly verify the
number of points in a TrueType font. If a user were tricked into using
a specially crafted font, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code
with user privileges.
Update instructions
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session or reboot your computer to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.04 feisty | libfreetype6 – 2.2.1-5ubuntu1.1 | ||
| 6.10 edgy | libfreetype6 – 2.2.1-5ubuntu0.2 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | libfreetype6 – 2.1.10-1ubuntu2.4 | ||
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