[3/5] FreeType Bitmap Font Handling Vulnerability
[3/5] FreeType Bitmap Font Handling Vulnerability
:A vulnerability has been reported in FreeType, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise an application using the library.The vulnerability is caused due to an error when handling bitmap fonts in src/base/ftbimap.c and may be exploited when processing a specially crafted bitmap font.The vulnerability reportedly affects version 2.3.3.Solution:Update to version 2.3.4.Provided and/or discovered by:Reported by the vendor.Original Advisory:https://sourceforge.net/project/shown…p?group_id=3157&release_id=499970
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[3/5] FreeType Bitmap Font Handling Vulnerability
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