Impact
remote code execution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
The TTF rendering library freetype2 was updated to fix an integer signedness bug when handling TTF images.
This bug can lead to a heap overflow that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2007-2754
Updates for SLE 10 Service Pack 1 and SUSE Linux 10.1 were released on Monday the 2nd of July, all other products received them at June 20th.
Affected
freetype2 on SUSE LINUX 10.1, openSUSE 10.2, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8, SUSE SLES 9, Novell Linux Desktop 9, Open Enterprise Server, Novell Linux POS 9, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-2754 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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