Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | FreeType vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3237-1 | First vendor Publication | 2017-03-20 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2017-03-20 |
| 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:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.8 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | 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 16.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: FreeType could be made to crash or run programs 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 font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: 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-3237-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-125 | Out-of-bounds Read |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-06-07 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201706-14.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-05-01 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3839.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-03-21 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3237-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-03-14 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-3886afeb06.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-03-13 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-c09c0cc384.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-03-08 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-848.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2019-01-08 00:18:54 |
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