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Debian dsa-5880 : freetype2-demos - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 232845

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5880 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5880-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso March 17, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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 Package : freetype CVE ID : CVE-2025-27363

 An out-of-bounds write vulnerability when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files was discovered in FreeType, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code when processing specially crafted fonts.

 For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4.

 We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.

 For the detailed security status of freetype please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/freetype

 Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

 Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the freetype2-demos packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/freetype

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-27363

https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/freetype

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 232845

File Name: debian_DSA-5880.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/19/2025

Updated: 3/19/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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: 7.1

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freetype2-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreetype6-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freetype2-demos, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreetype-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreetype6-udeb, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreetype6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-27363