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Amazon Linux AMI : freetype (ALAS-2015-502)

high Nessus Plugin ID 82509

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

Multiple integer overflow flaws and an integer signedness flaw, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in the way FreeType handled Mac fonts. If a specially crafted font file was loaded by an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2014-9673 , CVE-2014-9674)

Multiple flaws were found in the way FreeType handled fonts in various formats. If a specially crafted font file was loaded by an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, disclose a portion of the application memory. (CVE-2014-9657 , CVE-2014-9658 , CVE-2014-9660 , CVE-2014-9661 , CVE-2014-9663 , CVE-2014-9664 , CVE-2014-9667 , CVE-2014-9669 , CVE-2014-9670 , CVE-2014-9671 , CVE-2014-9675)

Solution

Run 'yum update freetype' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2015-502.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82509

File Name: ala_ALAS-2015-502.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/2/2015

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freetype-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freetype, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freetype-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freetype-demos, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9657, CVE-2014-9658, CVE-2014-9660, CVE-2014-9661, CVE-2014-9663, CVE-2014-9664, CVE-2014-9667, CVE-2014-9669, CVE-2014-9670, CVE-2014-9671, CVE-2014-9673, CVE-2014-9674, CVE-2014-9675

ALAS: 2015-502

RHSA: 2015:0696