Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : freetype2 (MDKSA-2006:129)

high Nessus Plugin ID 23880

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

An additional overflow, similar to those corrected by patches for CVE-2006-1861 was found in libfreetype. If a user loads a carefully crafted font file with a program linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code as the user.

Updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 23880

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2006-129.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 12/16/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

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:mandriva:linux:lib64freetype6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libfreetype6-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64freetype6-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64freetype6-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libfreetype6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libfreetype6-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3467

MDKSA: 2006:129

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