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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.70228
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2294-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'freetype' package(s) announced via the DSA-2294-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'freetype' package(s) announced via the DSA-2294-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that insufficient input sanitising in Freetype's code to parse Type1 could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.7-2+lenny6.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.2-2.1+squeeze1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.6-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'freetype' package(s) on Debian 5, Debian 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0226
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
BugTraq ID: 48619
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48619
Debian Security Information: DSA-2294 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2294
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:120
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/06/hackers_release_new_browser_based_ios_jailbreak_based_on_pdf_exploit.html
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype-devel/2011-07/msg00015.html
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype-devel/2011-07/msg00014.html
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype-devel/2011-07/msg00020.html
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype-devel/2011-07/msg00026.html
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype-devel/2011-07/msg00028.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1085.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/45167
http://secunia.com/advisories/45224
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2011:0853 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00016.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2011:0852 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00015.html
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG

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