=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1267-1
November 18, 2011
freetype vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Summary:
FreeType could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted font file.
Software Description:
- freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library
Details:
It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed
Type 1 font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted
font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly
execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2011-3256)
It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed
CID-keyed PostScript font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially
crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly
execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2011-3439)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 11.10:
libfreetype6 2.4.4-2ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 11.04:
libfreetype6 2.4.4-1ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 10.10:
libfreetype6 2.4.2-2ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libfreetype6 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.5
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libfreetype6 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.7
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1267-1
CVE-2011-3256, CVE-2011-3439
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.4-2ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.4-1ubuntu2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.2-2ubuntu0.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.3.11-1ubuntu2.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.7
