SuSE 11.2 Security Update : freetype2 (SAT Patch Number 7232)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 64144

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update fixes :

- OOB access in bdf_free_font() and _bdf_parse_glyphs() (CVE-2012-5668 / CVE-2012-5669) As well as the following non-security bugs :

- [bdf] Savannah bug #37905.

- src/bdf/bdflib.c (_bdf_parse_start): Reset `props_size' to zero in case of allocation error; this value gets used in a loop in

- [bdf] Fix Savannah bug #37906.

- src/bdf/bdflib.c (_bdf_parse_glyphs): Use correct array size for checking `glyph_enc'.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 7232.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795826

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5668.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5669.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 64144

File Name: suse_11_freetype2-130115.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2013

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:freetype2, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:freetype2-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:freetype2-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ft2demos, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5668, CVE-2012-5669