openSUSE 10 Security Update : freetype2 (freetype2-1608)

high Nessus Plugin ID 27224

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Fixes for: CVE-2006-0747, CVE-2006-1054, CVE-2006-1861, CVE-2006-2493, CVE-2006-2661. This patch fixes a few integer overflows in freetype 2.
Without this patch it is possible to create font files which make freetype 2 crash.

Solution

Update the affected freetype2 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27224

File Name: suse_freetype2-1608.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

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: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freetype2-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freetype2-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freetype2-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:freetype2

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/14/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0747, CVE-2006-1861, CVE-2006-2661