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[Full-disclosure] FLEA-2007-0009-1: xorg-x11 freetype

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Subject: [Full-disclosure] FLEA-2007-0009-1: xorg-x11 freetype
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:56:34 -0400 
Foresight Linux Essential Advisory: 2007-0009-1
Published: 2007-04-05

Rating: Major

Updated Versions:
     xorg-server=/foresight.rpath.org@fl:1-devel//1/1.2.0-3-1
     libX11=/foresight.rpath.org@fl:1-devel//1/1.1.1-2
     libXfont=/foresight.rpath.org@fl:1-devel//1/1.2.8-2
 
freetype=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1//foresight.rpath.org@fl:1-devel//1/2.3.3-0.0.1-1
     group-dist=/foresight.rpath.org@fl:1-devel//1/1.1-0.13-2

References:
     http://issues.foresightlinux.org/browse/FL-223
     http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1003
     http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1351
     http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1352
     http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1667

Description:
     Previous versions of the freetype and xorg-x11 packages are vulnerable to 
several attacks in which a program run by an authenticated user can easily 
crash 
the X server (Denial of Service) and possibly also cause the X server to 
execute 
arbitrary malicious code as the root user.

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