rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0255-1
Published: 2008-08-14
Products:
rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
rPath Linux 1
rPath Linux 2
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
freetype=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.1.10-5.3-1
freetype=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/2.3.6-1-0.1
rPath Issue Tracking System:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2608
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1806
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1807
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1808
Description:
Previous versions of the freetype package are vulnerable to multiple
Arbitrary Code Execution attacks when processing malformed Printer
Font Binary (PFB) and TrueType Font (TTF) files.
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0255
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