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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-14
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 06, 2017
Bugs: #612192, #616730
ID: 201706-14

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, the worst of
which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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FreeType is a high-quality and portable font engine.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/freetype < 2.8 >= 2.8

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to use a specially crafted font
file using FreeType, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All FreeType users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=media-libs/freetype-2.8”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-10244
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10244
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-10328
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10328
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-7857
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7857
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-7858
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7858
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-7864
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7864
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-8105
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8105
[ 7 ] CVE-2017-8287
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8287

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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