Secunia Security Advisory - Debian has issued an update for freetype. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise an application using the library.
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TITLE:
Debian update for freetype
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43138
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RELEASE DATE:
2011-01-31
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DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for freetype. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) or potentially compromise an application using the library.
For more information:
SA41738
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the apt-get package manager.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
DSA 2155-1:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2011/msg00019.html
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