=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1403-1
March 23, 2012

freetype vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
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:

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed BDF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted
font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1126)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed BDF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted
font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1127)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed TrueType font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially
crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash.
(CVE-2012-1128)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed Type42 font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially
crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash.
(CVE-2012-1129)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed PCF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted
font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1130)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed TrueType font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially
crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash.
(CVE-2012-1131)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed Type1 font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially
crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash.
(CVE-2012-1132)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed BDF 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-2012-1133)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed Type1 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-2012-1134)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed TrueType font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially
crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash.
(CVE-2012-1135)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed BDF 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-2012-1136)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed BDF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted
font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1137)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed TrueType font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially
crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash.
(CVE-2012-1138)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed BDF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted
font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1139)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed PostScript font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially
crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash.
(CVE-2012-1140)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed BDF font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted
font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1141)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed Windows FNT/FON font files. If a user were tricked into using a
specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash.
(CVE-2012-1142)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted
font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash. (CVE-2012-1143)

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain
malformed TrueType 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-2012-1144)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
  libfreetype6                    2.4.4-2ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 11.04:
  libfreetype6                    2.4.4-1ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 10.10:
  libfreetype6                    2.4.2-2ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libfreetype6                    2.3.11-1ubuntu2.6

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  libfreetype6                    2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.9

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1403-1
  CVE-2012-1126, CVE-2012-1127, CVE-2012-1128, CVE-2012-1129,
  CVE-2012-1130, CVE-2012-1131, CVE-2012-1132, CVE-2012-1133,
  CVE-2012-1134, CVE-2012-1135, CVE-2012-1136, CVE-2012-1137,
  CVE-2012-1138, CVE-2012-1139, CVE-2012-1140, CVE-2012-1141,
  CVE-2012-1142, CVE-2012-1143, CVE-2012-1144

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.4-2ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.4-1ubuntu2.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.2-2ubuntu0.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.3.11-1ubuntu2.6
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.9

Ubuntu 1403-1: FreeType vulnerabilities

March 23, 2012
FreeType could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened aspecially crafted font file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: libfreetype6 2.4.4-2ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 11.04: libfreetype6 2.4.4-1ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 10.10: libfreetype6 2.4.2-2ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.6 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.9 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1403-1

CVE-2012-1126, CVE-2012-1127, CVE-2012-1128, CVE-2012-1129,

CVE-2012-1130, CVE-2012-1131, CVE-2012-1132, CVE-2012-1133,

CVE-2012-1134, CVE-2012-1135, CVE-2012-1136, CVE-2012-1137,

CVE-2012-1138, CVE-2012-1139, CVE-2012-1140, CVE-2012-1141,

CVE-2012-1142, CVE-2012-1143, CVE-2012-1144

Severity
March 23, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.4-2ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.4-1ubuntu2.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.2-2ubuntu0.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.3.11-1ubuntu2.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.9

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