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CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : freetype (CESA-2007:0150)
high Nessus Plugin ID 25042
Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated freetype packages that fix a security flaw are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine.
An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the FreeType font engine processed BDF font files. If a user loaded a carefully crafted font file with a program linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code. While it is uncommon for a user to explicitly load a font file, there are several application file formats which contain embedded fonts that are parsed by FreeType. (CVE-2007-1351)
This flaw did not affect the version of FreeType shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.
Users of FreeType should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.
Red Hat would like to thank iDefense for reporting this issue.
Solution
Update the affected freetype packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?2cf8d4da
http://www.nessus.org/u?ac23bdfe
http://www.nessus.org/u?26c677d2
http://www.nessus.org/u?0ca47bcb
http://www.nessus.org/u?6d6fd2ee
http://www.nessus.org/u?57332d3d
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 25042
File Name: centos_RHSA-2007-0150.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 4/19/2007
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.5
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freetype-demos, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freetype-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freetype, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freetype-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/5/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-1351
BID: 23283