Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in freetype2:
An error within the "
Ins_SHZ()"
function in src/truetype/ttinterp.c
when handling the "
SHZ"
bytecode instruction can be exploited to
cause a crash and potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted font (CVE-2010-3814).
An error exists in the "
ft_var_readpackedpoints()"
function in
src/truetype/ttgxvar.c when processing TrueType GX fonts and can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted font (CVE-2010-3855).
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The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.
Affected
freetype2 on Mandriva Linux 2009.0,
Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2010.0,
Mandriva Linux 2010.0/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1/X86_64,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-3814, CVE-2010-3855 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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