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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.890931
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-931-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'freetype' package(s) announced via the DLA-931-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'freetype' package(s) announced via the DLA-931-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was found that a malformed font could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.9-1.1+deb7u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'freetype' package(s) on Debian 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8287
BugTraq ID: 99091
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99091
Debian Security Information: DSA-3839 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=3774fc08b502c3e685afca098b6e8a195aded6a0
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=941
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
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