Debian DSA-4777-1 : freetype - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 141841

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Sergei Glazunov discovered a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of embedded PNG bitmaps in FreeType. Opening malformed fonts may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the freetype packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.9.1-3+deb10u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 141841

File Name: debian_DSA-4777.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/23/2020

Updated: 2/6/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 10.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15999

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 9.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freetype

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/3/2020

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 11/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15999

DSA: 4777

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