Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-643-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Multiple flaws were discovered in the PFB and TTF font handling code in freetype. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges or cause the application linked against freetype to crash, leading to a denial of service.
Affected
freetype vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 7.04 ,
Ubuntu 7.10 ,
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-1806, CVE-2008-1807, CVE-2008-1808 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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