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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-2754: FreeType: Buffer overflow

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-2754: FreeType: Buffer overflow

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/17/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

Integer signedness error in truetype/ttgload.c in Freetype 2.3.4 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TTF image with a negative n_points value, which leads to an integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-office-openoffice
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-office-openoffice-bin
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-freetype

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