1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-324-1

USN-324-1: freetype vulnerability

Publication date

28 July 2006

Overview

freetype vulnerability

Releases

Details

An integer overflow has been discovered in the FreeType library. By
tricking a user into installing and/or opening a specially crafted
font file, these could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of that user.

An integer overflow has been discovered in the FreeType library. By
tricking a user into installing and/or opening a specially crafted
font file, these could be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of that user.

Update instructions

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
6.06 dapper libfreetype6 –  2.1.10-1ubuntu2.2
5.10 breezy libfreetype6 –  2.1.7-2.4ubuntu1.2
5.04 hoary libfreetype6 –  2.1.7-2.3ubuntu0.2

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