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GLSA-201503-05 : FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 81690

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201503-05 (FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

 A remote attacker can cause Denial of Service.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All FreeType users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/freetype-2.5.5'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 81690

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201503-05.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 3/9/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/8/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9656, CVE-2014-9657, CVE-2014-9658, CVE-2014-9659, CVE-2014-9660, CVE-2014-9661, CVE-2014-9662, CVE-2014-9663, CVE-2014-9664, CVE-2014-9665, CVE-2014-9666, CVE-2014-9667, CVE-2014-9668, CVE-2014-9669, CVE-2014-9670, CVE-2014-9671, CVE-2014-9672, CVE-2014-9673, CVE-2014-9674, CVE-2014-9675

GLSA: 201503-05