Gentoo FoundationGLSA-201201-09FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities
9.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.513 Medium
EPSS
Percentile
97.5%
Background
FreeType is a high-quality and portable font engine.
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted font, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All FreeType users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-2.4.8"
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo | any | all | media-libs/freetype | < 2.4.8 | UNKNOWN |
Related
9.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.513 Medium
EPSS
Percentile
97.5%