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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.70998
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1267-1 (libfreetype6)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to libfreetype6
announced via advisory USN-1267-1.

Details:

It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed
Type 1 font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted
font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly
execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2011-3256)

It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed
CID-keyed PostScript font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially
crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly
execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2011-3439)

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
libfreetype6 2.4.4-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
libfreetype6 2.4.4-1ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 10.10:
libfreetype6 2.4.2-2ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libfreetype6 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libfreetype6 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.7

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1267-1

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:NR/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3256
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
BugTraq ID: 50155
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50155
Debian Security Information: DSA-2328 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2328
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069100.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:157
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2011:1307 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00008.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0015 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00003.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0047 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00012.html
XForce ISS Database: appleios-freetype-code-exec(70552)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70552
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3439
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011/Nov/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/46921
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