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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201503-05

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201503-05
Posted Mar 9, 2015
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201503-5 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, possibly resulting in Denial of Service. Versions less than 2.5.5 are affected.

tags | advisory, denial of service, vulnerability
systems | linux, gentoo
advisories | CVE-2014-9656, CVE-2014-9657, CVE-2014-9658, CVE-2014-9659, CVE-2014-9660, CVE-2014-9661, CVE-2014-9662, CVE-2014-9663, CVE-2014-9664, CVE-2014-9665, CVE-2014-9666, CVE-2014-9667, CVE-2014-9668, CVE-2014-9669, CVE-2014-9670, CVE-2014-9671, CVE-2014-9672, CVE-2014-9673, CVE-2014-9674, CVE-2014-9675
SHA-256 | 18c20fc5dea96db94329999ec37cf2a66601bd49860954c458cb8846091c88e5

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201503-05

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Severity: Normal
Title: FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 08, 2015
Bugs: #532152, #539796
ID: 201503-05

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, possibly
resulting in Denial of Service.

Background
==========

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 < 2.5.5 >= 2.5.5

Description
===========

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

Impact
======

A remote attacker can cause 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-2.5.5"

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9656
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9656
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-9657
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9657
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-9658
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9658
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-9659
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9659
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-9660
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9660
[ 6 ] CVE-2014-9661
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9661
[ 7 ] CVE-2014-9662
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9662
[ 8 ] CVE-2014-9663
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9663
[ 9 ] CVE-2014-9664
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9664
[ 10 ] CVE-2014-9665
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9665
[ 11 ] CVE-2014-9666
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9666
[ 12 ] CVE-2014-9667
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9667
[ 13 ] CVE-2014-9668
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9668
[ 14 ] CVE-2014-9669
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9669
[ 15 ] CVE-2014-9670
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9670
[ 16 ] CVE-2014-9671
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9671
[ 17 ] CVE-2014-9672
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9672
[ 18 ] CVE-2014-9673
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9673
[ 19 ] CVE-2014-9674
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9674
[ 20 ] CVE-2014-9675
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9675

Availability
============

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201503-05.xml

Concerns?
=========

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 2015 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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