SB2007101201 - Gentoo update for T1Lib



SB2007101201 - Gentoo update for T1Lib

Published: October 12, 2007 Updated: June 28, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2007101201
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-4033)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Buffer overflow in the intT1_EnvGetCompletePath function in lib/t1lib/t1env.c in t1lib 5.1.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FileName parameter. NOTE: this issue was originally reported to be in the imagepsloadfont function in php_gd2.dll in the gd (PHP_GD2) extension in PHP 5.2.3.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.