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RHEL 4 / 5 / 6 : freetype (RHSA-2010:0889)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 50620
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for freetype.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 / 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2010:0889 advisory.- Freetype : Heap based buffer overflow in ft_var_readpackedpoints() (CVE-2010-3855)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL freetype package based on the guidance in RHSA-2010:0889.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?28756949
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 50620
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2010-0889.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/17/2010
Updated: 4/21/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-3855
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freetype-demos, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freetype-utils, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freetype-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freetype, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/16/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/26/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-3855
BID: 44214