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FreeBSD : freetype -- LWFN Files Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (b975763f-5210-11db-8f1a-000a48049292)

high Nessus Plugin ID 22503

Synopsis

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

Description

SecurityTracker reports :

A vulnerability was reported in FreeType. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.

A remote user can create a specially crafted font file that, when loaded by the target user's system, will trigger an integer underflow or integer overflow and crash the application or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Chris Evans reported these vulnerabilities.

Impact: A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2006/Jul/1016522.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?2cd27914

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22503

File Name: freebsd_pkg_b975763f521011db8f1a000a48049292.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 10/5/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:freetype2, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0747, CVE-2006-1861, CVE-2006-3467

BID: 18034