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GLSA-200705-02 : FreeType: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

high Nessus Plugin ID 25132

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200705-02 (FreeType: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 Greg MacManus of iDefense Labs has discovered an integer overflow in the function bdfReadCharacters() when parsing BDF fonts.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to use a specially crafted BDF font, possibly resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow and the remote execution of arbitrary code.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All FreeType users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/freetype-2.1.10-r3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200705-02

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25132

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200705-02.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 5/2/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:freetype, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1351

BID: 23283

CWE: 189

GLSA: 200705-02