Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : freetype2 (MDKSA-2007:121)

An integer overflow vulnerability was discovered in the way the FreeType font engine processed TTF files. If a user were to load a special font file with a program linked against freetype, it could cause the application to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user running the program...

[SECURITY] [DSA 1302-1] New freetype packages fix integer overflow

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-1302-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Steve Kemp June 10, 2007 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package : freetype 2.2.1-5+etch1...

DSA-1302-1 freetype - integer overflow

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GLSA-200705-22 : FreeType: Buffer overflow

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200705-22 FreeType: Buffer overflow Victor Stinner discovered a heap-based buffer overflow in the function GetVMetrics in src/truetype/ttgload.c when processing TTF files with a negative npoints attribute. Impact : A remote attack...

FreeType: Buffer overflow

Background FreeType is a True Type Font rendering library. Description Victor Stinner discovered a heap-based buffer overflow in the function GetVMetrics in src/truetype/ttgload.c when processing TTF files with a negative npoints attribute. Impact A remote attacker could entice a user to open a...