| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.
The following package is affected: freetype2
CVE-2008-1806
Integer overflow in FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allows context-dependent
attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted set of 16-bit length
values within the Private dictionary table in a Printer Font Binary
(PFB) file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVE-2008-1807
FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute
arbitrary code via an invalid 'number of axes' field in a Printer Font
Binary (PFB) file, which triggers a free of arbitrary memory
locations, leading to memory corruption.
CVE-2008-1808
Multiple off-by-one errors in FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow
context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a
crafted table in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file or (2) a crafted SHC
instruction in a TrueType Font (TTF) file, which triggers a heap-based
buffer overflow.
Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.
http://secunia.com/advisories/30600
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=605780
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/4fb43b2f-46a9-11dd-9d38-00163e000016.html
CVSS Score:
7.5
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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