The parse_encoding function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a broken number-with-base in a Postscript stream, as demonstrated by 8#garbage.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freetype | Freetype | * | 2.5.2 (including) |
| Freetype | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Freetype | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Freetype | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Freetype | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Freetype | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Freetype | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Freetype | Ubuntu | vivid | * |
| Freetype | Ubuntu | vivid/stable-phone-overlay | * |
| Freetype | Ubuntu | vivid/ubuntu-core | * |
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=df14e6c0b9592cbb24d5381dfc6106b14f915e75
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00017.html
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?41590
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76727
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033536
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1492124
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=459050
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=df14e6c0b9592cbb24d5381dfc6106b14f915e75
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00017.html
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?41590
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76727
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033536
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1492124
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=459050