(Sun Issues Fix) FreeType Null Pointer Dereference in 'ftutil.c' Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017567 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1017567
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-2661
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jan 29 2007
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2.2 and prior versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in FreeType. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can create a specially crafted font file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger an integer underflow and cause the target application to crash.
Josh Bressers reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will cause the target user's application to crash.
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Solution:
Sun has issued the following fixes.
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 9 with patch 116105-06 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 119812-02 or later
x86 Platform
* Solaris 9 with patch 116106-05 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 119813-03 or later
A final resolution is pending.
The Sun advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102705-1
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Vendor URL: www.freetype.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
UNIX (Solaris - SunOS)
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Message History:
This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:44:37 -0500
Subject: Security Vulnerabilities (Integer Overflows and a Denial of Service) in the FreeType 2 Font Engine
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102705-1
CVE-2006-0747
CVE-2006-1861
CVE-2006-2661
CVE-2006-3467
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