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RHEL 6 : freetype (RHSA-2010:0864)
high Nessus Plugin ID 50636
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated freetype packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files. It also loads, hints, and renders individual glyphs efficiently. These packages provide the FreeType 2 font engine.
It was found that the FreeType font rendering engine improperly validated certain position values when processing input streams. If a user loaded a specially crafted font file with an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2010-2805, CVE-2010-3311)
A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the FreeType font rendering engine processed some PostScript Type 1 fonts. If a user loaded a specially crafted font file with an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2010-2808)
An array index error was found in the way the FreeType font rendering engine processed certain PostScript Type 42 font files. If a user loaded a specially crafted font file with an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2010-2806)
Note: All of the issues in this erratum only affect the FreeType 2 font engine.
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. The X server must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-2805
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-2806
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-2808
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 50636
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2010-0864.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/18/2010
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freetype-demos, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freetype-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freetype, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freetype-debuginfo
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: 11/10/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/19/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-2805, CVE-2010-2806, CVE-2010-2808, CVE-2010-3311
RHSA: 2010:0864