Fedora 21 : mingw-freetype-2.5.4-1.fc21 (2014-17550)

high Nessus Plugin ID 80315

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

- Update to 2.5.4\r\n* Updated subpixel rendering patch to 2.5.3

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Solution

Update the affected mingw-freetype package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80315

File Name: fedora_2014-17550.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 1/2/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:21, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:mingw-freetype

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/25/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2240

BID: 66074

FEDORA: 2014-17550

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