GLSA-201701-57 : T1Lib: : Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 96710

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-201701-57 (T1Lib: : Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in T1Lib. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

Remote attackers, by coercing users to process specially crafted AFM font or PDF file, could cause a Denial of Service condition or execute arbitrary code.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All T1Lib users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/t1lib-5.1.2-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-57

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96710

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201701-57.nasl

Version: 3.2

Type: local

Published: 1/24/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:t1lib, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2642, CVE-2011-0433, CVE-2011-0764, CVE-2011-1552, CVE-2011-1553, CVE-2011-1554, CVE-2011-5244

GLSA: 201701-57