Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201201-9 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, allowing remote attackers to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service. Versions less than 2.4.8 are affected.
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Ubuntu Security Notice 963-1 - Robert Swiecki discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2010-137 - Multiple integer underflows/overflows and heap buffer overflows was discovered and fixed. A heap buffer overflow was discovered in the bytecode support. The bytecode support is NOT enabled per default in Mandriva due to previous patent claims, but packages by PLF is affected. The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.
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Debian Linux Security Advisory 2070-1 - Robert Swiecki discovered several vulnerabilities in the FreeType font library, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed font file is processed.
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