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CentOS 5 / 6 : freetype (CESA-2013:0216)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 64383
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated freetype packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link 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.
A flaw was found in the way the FreeType font rendering engine processed certain Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) 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-2012-5669)
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. The X server must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected freetype packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 64383
File Name: centos_RHSA-2013-0216.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 2/1/2013
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5669
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freetype-demos, cpe:/o:centos:centos:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freetype, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freetype-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 1/31/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/24/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-5669
RHSA: 2013:0216