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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : freetype (ELSA-2013-0216)

high Nessus Plugin ID 68720

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2013-0216 advisory.

 - Fix CVE-2012-5669 (Use correct array size for checking 'glyph_enc')
 - Add freetype-2.3.11-CVE-2011-3439.patch (Various loading fixes.)
 - Add freetype-2.3.11-CVE-2011-3256.patch (Handle some border cases.)
 - Add freetype-2.3.11-CVE-2011-0226.patch (Add better argument check for 'callothersubr'.)
 - based on patches by Werner Lemberg, Alexei Podtelezhnikov and Matthias Drochner
 - Add freetype-2.3.11-CVE-2010-3855.patch (Protect against invalid 'runcnt' values.)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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

Update the affected freetype, freetype-demos and / or freetype-devel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-0216.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 68720

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-0216.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 4/29/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5669

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:freetype-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:freetype-demos, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:freetype, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/1/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/24/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5669

BID: 44214, 48619, 50155, 50643, 57041

RHSA: 2013:0216