Debian DSA-2105-1 : freetype - several vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 49150

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Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the FreeType font library. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

- CVE-2010-1797 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the cff_decoder_parse_charstrings function in the CFF Type2 CharStrings interpreter in cff/cffgload.c in FreeType allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted CFF opcodes in embedded fonts in a PDF document, as demonstrated by JailbreakMe.

- CVE-2010-2541 Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

- CVE-2010-2805 The FT_Stream_EnterFrame function in base/ftstream.c in FreeType does not properly validate certain position values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file

- CVE-2010-2806 Array index error in the t42_parse_sfnts function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via negative size values for certain strings in FontType42 font files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

- CVE-2010-2807 FreeType uses incorrect integer data types during bounds checking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

- CVE-2010-2808 Buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Adobe Type 1 Mac Font File (aka LWFN) font.

- CVE-2010-3053 bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted BDF font file, related to an attempted modification of a value in a static string.

Solution

Upgrade the freetype package.

For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 2.3.7-2+lenny3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 49150

File Name: debian_DSA-2105.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/9/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freetype

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2010

Exploitable With

CANVAS (White_Phosphorus)

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1797, CVE-2010-2541, CVE-2010-2805, CVE-2010-2806, CVE-2010-2807, CVE-2010-2808, CVE-2010-3053

BID: 42241, 42285, 42624

DSA: 2105

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