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TITLE:
VMware Fusion Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31711

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31711/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
VMware Fusion 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/18900/

DESCRIPTION:
VMware has acknowledged some vulnerabilities in VMware Fusion, which
can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.

1) Some vulnerabilities in freetype can potentially be exploited by
malicious people to compromise an application using the library.

For more information:
SA30600

2) A vulnerability in cairo can potentially be exploited by malicious
people to compromise an application using the library.

For more information:
SA27880

SOLUTION:
Reportedly, patches are pending.

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ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA27880:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27880/

SA30600:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30600/

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