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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.70809
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201201-08 (FontForge)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 201201-08.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201201-08.

Vulnerability Insight:
A stack-based buffer overflow flaw in FontForge could result in
execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.

Solution:
All FontForge users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/fontforge-20110222-r1'


NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
available since October 12, 2011. It is likely that your system is
already no longer affected by this issue.

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4259
15732
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15732
42577
http://secunia.com/advisories/42577
45162
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45162
ADV-2010-3200
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3200
DSA-2253
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2253
FEDORA-2010-18573
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052201.html
FEDORA-2010-18577
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052219.html
[oss-security] 20101202 CVE Request -- FontForge: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing specially-crafted CHARSET_REGISTRY font file header
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/5
[oss-security] 20101202 Re: CVE Request -- FontForge: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing specially-crafted CHARSET_REGISTRY font file header
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/8
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605537
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659359
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