Executive Summary
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| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | FreeType vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-1173-1 | First vendor Publication | 2011-07-25 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2011-07-25 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.10 Summary: FreeType could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted font file. Software Description: - freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library Details: It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed Type 1 font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.04: Ubuntu 10.10: After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1173-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-189 | Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13897 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13897 | ||
| Title: | USN-1173-1 -- freetype vulnerability | ||
| Description: | freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library FreeType could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted font file. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1173-1 CVE-2011-0226 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 10.10 | Product(s): | freetype |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15136 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15136 | ||
| Title: | DSA-2294-1 freetype -- missing input sanisiting | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that insufficient input saniting in Freetype's code to parse Type1 could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-2294-1 CVE-2011-0226 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0 | Product(s): | freetype |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21160 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21160 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2011:1085: freetype security update (Important) | ||
| Description: | Integer signedness error in psaux/t1decode.c in FreeType before 2.4.6, as used in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 4.2.9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted Type 1 font in a PDF document, as exploited in the wild in July 2011. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2011:1085-01 CVE-2011-0226 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Product(s): | freetype |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23655 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23655 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2011:1085: freetype security update (Important) | ||
| Description: | Integer signedness error in psaux/t1decode.c in FreeType before 2.4.6, as used in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 4.2.9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted Type 1 font in a PDF document, as exploited in the wild in July 2011. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2011:1085-01 CVE-2011-0226 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 6 | Product(s): | freetype |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27706 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27706 | ||
| Title: | DEPRECATED: ELSA-2011-1085 -- freetype security update (important) | ||
| Description: | [2.3.11-6.el6_1.6] - A little change in configure part - Resolves: #723467 [2.3.11-6.el6_1.5] - Use -fno-strict-aliasing instead of __attribute__((__may_alias__)) - Resolves: #723467 [2.3.11-6.el6_1.4] - Allow FT_Glyph to alias (to pass Rpmdiff) - Resolves: #723467 [2.3.11-6.el6_1.3] - Add freetype-2.3.11-CVE-2011-0226.patch (Add better argument check for 'callothersubr'.) - based on patches by Werner Lemberg, Alexei Podtelezhnikov and Matthias Drochner - Resolves: #723467 | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2011-1085 CVE-2011-0226 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 6 | Product(s): | freetype |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-06-06 | Name : RedHat Update for freetype RHSA-2011:1085-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2011_1085-01_freetype.nasl |
| 2012-04-26 | Name : Fedora Update for freetype FEDORA-2012-5422 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_5422_freetype_fc15.nasl |
| 2012-02-12 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201201-09 (FreeType) File : nvt/glsa_201201_09.nasl |
| 2011-12-05 | Name : Fedora Update for freetype FEDORA-2011-15964 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_15964_freetype_fc15.nasl |
| 2011-12-02 | Name : Fedora Update for freetype FEDORA-2011-15956 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_15956_freetype_fc14.nasl |
| 2011-11-11 | Name : Fedora Update for freetype FEDORA-2011-14749 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_14749_freetype_fc15.nasl |
| 2011-10-20 | Name : Mac OS X v10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2011-006) File : nvt/gb_macosx_su11-006.nasl |
| 2011-09-21 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2294-1 (freetype) File : nvt/deb_2294_1.nasl |
| 2011-09-21 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: freetype2 File : nvt/freebsd_freetype23.nasl |
| 2011-09-07 | Name : Fedora Update for freetype FEDORA-2011-9525 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_9525_freetype_fc14.nasl |
| 2011-08-02 | Name : Mandriva Update for freetype2 MDVSA-2011:120 (freetype2) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2011_120.nasl |
| 2011-07-27 | Name : Ubuntu Update for freetype USN-1173-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1173_1.nasl |
| 0000-00-00 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: freetype2 File : nvt/freebsd_freetype24.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 73661 | FreeType t1_decoder_parse_charstrings() Function PostScript Type1 Font Handli... A memory corruption flaw exists in FreeType. The t1_decoder_parse_charstrings() Function fails to sanitize user-supplied input when handling PostScript Type1 fonts, resulting in memory corruption. With a specially crafted PostScript Type1 font, a context-dependent attacker can execute arbitrary code. |
Snort® IPS/IDS
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-08-23 | FreeType PostScript Type1 font parsing memory corruption attempt RuleID : 43677 - Revision : 2 - Type : FILE-PDF |
| 2017-08-23 | FreeType PostScript Type1 font parsing memory corruption attempt RuleID : 43676 - Revision : 2 - Type : FILE-PDF |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2015-01-19 | Name : The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch for third-party software. File : solaris11_libfxt_20141107.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_3_freetype2-110722.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_4_freetype2-110722.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-09-04 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2011-08.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-1085.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20110721_freetype_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-01-24 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201201-09.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-10-13 | Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes several security issues. File : macosx_10_7_2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-08-31 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-9525.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-08-17 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-9542.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-08-16 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2294.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-08-12 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_5d374b01c3ee11e08aa5485d60cb5385.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-07-28 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_11_freetype2-110726.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-07-27 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2011-120.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-07-26 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-1173-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-07-22 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2011-1085.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:58:48 |
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