Debian DSA-1635-1 : freetype - multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 34163

Synopsis

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

Description

Several local vulnerabilities have been discovered in freetype, a FreeType 2 font engine, which could allow the execution of arbitrary code.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

- CVE-2008-1806 An integer overflow allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted set of values within the Private dictionary table in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file.

- CVE-2008-1807 The handling of an invalid 'number of axes' field in the PFB file could trigger the freeing of arbitrary memory locations, leading to memory corruption.

- CVE-2008-1808 Multiple off-by-one errors allowed the execution of arbitrary code via malformed tables in PFB files, or invalid SHC instructions in TTF files.

Solution

Upgrade the freetype package.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.1-5+etch3.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34163

File Name: debian_DSA-1635.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/11/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:debian:debian_linux:4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freetype

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1806, CVE-2008-1807, CVE-2008-1808

CWE: 189

DSA: 1635

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