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ELSA-2009-0329 Important: Enterprise Linux freetype security update

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ELSA-2009-0329 Important: Enterprise Linux freetype security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/23/2006
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/20/2011
Modified
04/07/2021

Description

Multiple integer overflows in FreeType 2.3.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to large values in certain inputs in (1) smooth/ftsmooth.c, (2) sfnt/ttcmap.c, and (3) cff/cffload.c.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-freetype
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-freetype-demos
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-freetype-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-freetype-utils

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