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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.68264
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2010:149 (freetype2)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to freetype2
announced via advisory MDVSA-2010:149.

A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in freetype2:

Multiple stack overflow flaws have been reported in the way FreeType
font rendering engine processed certain CFF opcodes. An attacker
could use these flaws to create a specially-crafted font file that,
when opened, would cause an application linked against libfreetype
to crash, or, possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2010-1797).

Packages for 2008.0 and 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended
Maintenance Program. Please visit this link to learn more:
http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?cPath=149&products_id=490

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Affected: 2008.0, 2009.0, 2009.1, 2010.0, 2010.1, Corporate 4.0,
Enterprise Server 5.0


Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2010:149

Risk factor : Critical

CVSS Score:
9.3

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-1797
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 42151
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42151
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14538
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002002.html
http://osvdb.org/66828
http://secunia.com/advisories/40807
http://secunia.com/advisories/40816
http://secunia.com/advisories/40982
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106
XForce ISS Database: appleios-pdf-code-execution(60856)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60856
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