CVE-2011-0226

Publication date 19 July 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Integer signedness error in psaux/t1decode.c in FreeType before 2.4.6, as used in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 4.2.9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted Type 1 font in a PDF document, as exploited in the wild in July 2011.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
freetype 11.04 natty
Fixed 2.4.4-1ubuntu2.1
10.10 maverick
Fixed 2.4.2-2ubuntu0.2
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

don't see issue with valgrind on 2.3.x, marking hardy and lucid as not-affected

Patch details

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Package Patch details
freetype