Secunia Security Advisory - Debian has issued an update for freetype. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise an application using the library.
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TITLE:
Debian update for freetype
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28333
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28333/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
DoS, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
http://secunia.com/product/5307/
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
http://secunia.com/product/13844/
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid
http://secunia.com/product/530/
DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for freetype. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) and potentially compromise an application using the
library.
For more information:
SA24768
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.
-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge --
Reportedly, updated packages will be available soon.
-- Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch --
Source archives:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype_2.2.1-5+etch2.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum:798 53491a8ea88f0a4da770cfd1755f0d85
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype_2.2.1.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum:1451392 a584e84d617c6e7919b4aef9b5106cf4
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype_2.2.1-5+etch2.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum:31646 06bfc470001d3632ce192263b3ca8d5d
alpha architecture (DEC Alpha)
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 732154 f8f55e1bdf30a138f4f1c9b6113202e6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 170460 c7446a14bcc43d0b7dd96e9994c4c9ef
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 385102 5f4a97c2a7d64f1a0b62cc5e2a096d1b
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_alpha.udeb
Size/MD5 checksum: 279290 0249ffb7fecdd7a793f00c865c46a0e6
amd64 architecture (AMD x86_64 (AMD64))
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 673818 96fbd82eeaa6cf095fd10aaa4736c358
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_amd64.udeb
Size/MD5 checksum: 248188 a08b0a89d9857241d42ea7391d98e857
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 151550 5d947022a4dc7c1f14601e05993ef2d7
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 355316 9549934f5ae99b2ba7b3489406a59bf1
arm architecture (ARM)
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 134018 8b0b12e9e272d48e91d64b4decd5e3b6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_arm.udeb
Size/MD5 checksum: 227296 abdc445d2205d5f68aad13d0bcb1fdf6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 646606 565dc56c663f51eca98f40bc8a874b39
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 333660 6730137bfadf2725e3ae199115317420
hppa architecture (HP PA RISC)
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_hppa.udeb
Size/MD5 checksum: 260456 b144aa9234ae81c226d0a69985e0bbe5
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 150924 cb7bb50d6e4d5d803433d0025c849e68
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 680212 edae00c4fec4c702ac389881316fb376
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 366634 bb88a25651db4fc220469721f6664052
i386 architecture (Intel ia32)
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 135260 dec67a099a07602a703678d834e9bf5f
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_i386.udeb
Size/MD5 checksum: 235868 127461c37904fd8df3a35c0371b97f8a
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 341816 cbe96a1f686ac5abcd657976bc9c6388
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 641568 3145b7a124c05e5a93a2761c928fcbac
ia64 architecture (Intel ia64)
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 816940 0d14a9d59fe989cc341fecdf4e273567
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 222246 08e1a94becfcf78b31d1be44f46759b2
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_ia64.udeb
Size/MD5 checksum: 383392 0be639622637ed9e31190df0ea0f0820
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 488832 36deedfb0a679c6a58d9711b9834f5f8
mips architecture (MIPS (Big Endian))
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 346696 b8200571268e299bf42d021db51f9392
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 680592 eee354b24a14a37376587dfa54ef356c
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_mips.udeb
Size/MD5 checksum: 241610 b81f97b7bbabbd8aebba02744ff39ab1
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 151490 40cd203979b4e7bb222554a43cca900e
mipsel architecture (MIPS (Little Endian))
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 150988 ea56da3b036308c2ba6707bf5cf05e62
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_mipsel.udeb
Size/MD5 checksum: 241154 cc32214379f77b4434f75fe33fe9907b
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 680644 ce06bb1d1b4e5485f9521b4e4c365641
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 346618 2c7041016cb4c8df796afafa4a9919e0
powerpc architecture (PowerPC)
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 345836 c349f9dfe48ce0dd9b4e5286421765b4
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 661794 ed9ec21f150164d2f1816701eb47680a
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_powerpc.udeb
Size/MD5 checksum: 240646 b66c4ff063639b95ef21cb42d5d71e2a
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 146704 5bcc6904bec72325bdc55300e615bbef
s390 architecture (IBM S/390)
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 151342 404ff61bd08cb7287423b7a9d058325c
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 657054 0dfeb2c10fc0a0cb5d9e7ab8da1029fb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_s390.udeb
Size/MD5 checksum: 249898 ba0783ce3b1592398a12b57e2b4536c4
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 355678 b2151476daabe5f9f7616e8b60c7ab94
sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC)
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.2.1-5+etch2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 325068 d3ddf96565274fc3450010508b958759
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/freetype2-demos_2.2.1-5+etch2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 131032 e34410d07f2b3d2a4ff5d69495278955
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.2.1-5+etch2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 635542 963f3eacf9f9c6d150d7fee8b5161915
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-udeb_2.2.1-5+etch2_sparc.udeb
Size/MD5 checksum: 219708 c0424e355154d44f7ba095e0bad9037d
-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --
Fixed in version 2.3.5-1.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1454
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA24768:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24768/
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