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GLSA-202505-07 : FreeType: Remote Code Execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 235939

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Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202505-07 (FreeType: Remote Code Execution)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

All FreeType users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose >=media-libs/freetype-2.13.1

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202505-07

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=951286

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235939

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202505-07.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 5/14/2025

Updated: 5/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-27363

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2025

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/27/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-27363