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AlmaLinux 8 : fontforge (ALSA-2024:4267)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 201543
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2024:4267 advisory.* fontforge: command injection via crafted filenames (CVE-2024-25081)
* fontforge: command injection via crafted archives or compressed files (CVE-2024-25082)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected fontforge package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 201543
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2024-4267.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 7/3/2024
Updated: 7/3/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-25082
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.2
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:fontforge
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/2/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-25081, CVE-2024-25082
CWE: 78