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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120232
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2013-150)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'freetype' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-150 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'freetype' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-150 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A flaw was found in the way the FreeType font rendering engine processed certain Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) fonts. If a user loaded a specially-crafted font file with an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-5669)

Affected Software/OS:
'freetype' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-5669
1027921
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027921
51826
http://secunia.com/advisories/51826
51900
http://secunia.com/advisories/51900
RHSA-2013:0216
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0216.html
SSA:2013-015-01
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.520186
USN-1686-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1686-1
[oss-security] 20121224 Re: CVE Request - Multiple security fixes in freetype - 2.4.11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/25/2
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=07bdb6e289c7954e2a533039dc93c1c136099d2d
http://www.freetype.org/
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37906
openSUSE-SU-2013:0165
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00056.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:0177
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00068.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:0189
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00078.html
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