Debian DSA-3479-1 : graphite2 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 88865

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the Graphite font rendering engine which might result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed font file is processed.

Solution

Upgrade the graphite2 packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.3.5-1~deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.3.5-1~deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 88865

File Name: debian_DSA-3479.nasl

Version: 2.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/22/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:graphite2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1521, CVE-2016-1522, CVE-2016-1523, CVE-2016-1526

DSA: 3479

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