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Title: infinite loop in parse_encoding (t1load.c) Status in FreeType: Unknown Status in freetype package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in freetype source package in Precise: Confirmed Status in freetype source package in Trusty: Confirmed Status in freetype source package in Vivid: Confirmed Status in freetype source package in Wily: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu 14.04's libfreetype has not been patched with the fix for [1], thus applications that use libfreetype6 are vulnerable to infinite loops. e.g. Chromium / Google Chrome. [2] If you add a small patch to apply freetype commit df14e6 [3], that should fix the problem. I verified this locally. I have not checked other Ubuntu releases to see if they are affected. [1] http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?41590 [2] https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=459050 [3] http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=df14e6c0b9592cbb24d5381dfc6106b14f915e75 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/freetype/+bug/1492124/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
