GLSA-201402-16 : FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72453

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201402-16 (FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted font, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Freetype users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/freetype-2.4.11' Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying these packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72453

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201402-16.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 2/12/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:freetype

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5668, CVE-2012-5669, CVE-2012-5670

BID: 57041

GLSA: 201402-16

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