FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, allowing context-dependent attackers to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service. freetype 2014-02-11 2014-02-11 448550 local, remote 2.4.11 2.4.11

FreeType is a high-quality and portable font engine.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted font, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All Freetype users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-2.4.11"

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying these packages.

CVE-2012-5668 CVE-2012-5669 CVE-2012-5670 ackle ackle