Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : freetype2 (MDVSA-2011:120)

high Nessus Plugin ID 55695

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in freetype2 :

Integer signedness error in psaux/t1decode.c in FreeType before 2.4.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted Type 1 font in a PDF document, as exploited in the wild in July 2011 (CVE-2011-0226).

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The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 55695

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2011-120.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/27/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:mandriva:linux:lib64freetype6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64freetype6-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64freetype6-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libfreetype6, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libfreetype6-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libfreetype6-static-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0226

BID: 48619

MDVSA: 2011:120

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