openSUSE 10 Security Update : freetype2 (freetype2-3744)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 27228

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of freetype2 fixes an integer signedness bug when handling TTF images. This bug can lead to a heap overflow that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2007-2754)

Solution

Update the affected freetype2 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 27228

File Name: suse_freetype2-3744.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freetype2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freetype2-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freetype2-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freetype2-devel-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 6/21/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2754