Red Hat Security Advisory 2012-0094-01 - FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files. It also loads, hints, and renders individual glyphs efficiently. Multiple input validation flaws were found in the way FreeType processed bitmap font files. If a specially-crafted font file was loaded by an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. Multiple input validation flaws were found in the way FreeType processed CID-keyed fonts. If a specially-crafted font file was loaded by an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
033b8524d452d87287c2295177910aa84708de0727ca556cefeebeec8c3a92f8Gentoo 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.
c2f545da77d59dcae89071ef5db306706481440c4f480de96b07a59229faf95eMandriva Linux Security Advisory 2011-177 - FreeType allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted font in a document. The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.
d1c80051d86766838a8ed051cdd8fa1bd432c310998733cdb5733bbaa7f1d5f3Debian Linux Security Advisory 2350-1 - It was discovered that missing input sanitizing in Freetype's processing of CID-keyed fonts could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
0b017be6db9cac4dc3983a93a0b63eb2db4e5abfc27518022ed56a4fc603ee32Ubuntu Security Notice 1267-1 - It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed Type 1 font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed CID-keyed PostScript font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. Various other issues were also addressed.
3f07f729c56b9fb562a98d9b5df7e587db14653aa0640e37a4c83bbc746482bcRed Hat Security Advisory 2011-1455-01 - FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files. It also loads, hints, and renders individual glyphs efficiently. The freetype packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 provide both the FreeType 1 and FreeType 2 font engines. The freetype packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 provide only the FreeType 2 font engine. Multiple input validation flaws were found in the way FreeType processed CID-keyed fonts. If a specially-crafted font file was loaded by an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
ec69fb3485e06068573e9dd1e5c2f4b0504da22c512e8de60d5baab2ea5e857cApple Security Advisory 2011-11-10-1 - The new iOS 5.0.1 software update addresses multiple vulnerabilities. An issue existed in CFNetwork's handling of maliciously crafted URLs. When accessing a maliciously crafted HTTP or HTTPS URL, CFNetwork could navigate to an incorrect server. Multiple memory corruption issues existed in FreeType, the most serious of which may lead to arbitrary code execution when processing a maliciously crafted font. Various other issues were also addressed.
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