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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1909-1] freetype security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.8

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'freetype' package(s) announced via the DSA-1909-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

Several newly-referenced issues have been fixed in the FreeType 2 font engine. CVE-2015-9381 heap-based buffer over-read in T1_Get_Private_Dict in type1/t1parse.c CVE-2015-9382 buffer over-read in skip_comment in psaux/psobjs.c because ps_parser_skip_PS_token is mishandled in an FT_New_Memory_Face operation CVE-2015-9383 a heap-based buffer over-read in tt_cmap14_validate in sfnt/ttcmap.c

Affected Software

Affected Software

'freetype' package(s) on Debian Linux.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 2.5.2-3+deb8u4. We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)