Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.870507
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for freetype RHSA-2011:1402-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'freetype'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'freetype' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files. It also loads, hints, and renders individual glyphs efficiently. The freetype packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 provide both the FreeType 1 and FreeType 2 font engines. The freetype packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 provide only the FreeType 2 font engine. Multiple input validation flaws were found in the way FreeType processed bitmap font files. 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-2011-3256) Note: These issues only affected the FreeType 2 font engine. Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct these issues. The X server must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect. Affected Software/OS: freetype on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3256 http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html BugTraq ID: 50155 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50155 Debian Security Information: DSA-2328 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2328 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069100.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:157 http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2011:1307 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00008.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0015 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00003.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0047 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00012.html XForce ISS Database: appleios-freetype-code-exec(70552) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70552
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