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Scientific Linux Security Update : freetype on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20130131)

2013-02-0400:00:00
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A flaw was found in the way the FreeType font rendering engine processed certain Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) fonts. If a user loaded a specially crafted font file with an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-5669)

The X server must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(64424);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-5669");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : freetype on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20130131)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"A flaw was found in the way the FreeType font rendering engine
processed certain Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) fonts. If a
user loaded a specially crafted font file with an application linked
against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or,
possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running the application. (CVE-2012-5669)

The X server must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this
update to take effect."
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1302&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=875
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8d3b6293"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:freetype");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:freetype-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:freetype-demos");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:freetype-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/01/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/01/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/02/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Scientific Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Scientific Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^6([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Scientific Linux 6.x", "Scientific Linux " + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"freetype-2.2.1-32.el5_9.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"freetype-debuginfo-2.2.1-32.el5_9.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"freetype-demos-2.2.1-32.el5_9.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"freetype-devel-2.2.1-32.el5_9.1")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"freetype-2.3.11-14.el6_3.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"freetype-debuginfo-2.3.11-14.el6_3.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"freetype-demos-2.3.11-14.el6_3.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"freetype-devel-2.3.11-14.el6_3.1")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "freetype / freetype-debuginfo / freetype-demos / freetype-devel");
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
fermilabscientific_linuxfreetypep-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:freetype
fermilabscientific_linuxfreetype-debuginfop-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:freetype-debuginfo
fermilabscientific_linuxfreetype-demosp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:freetype-demos
fermilabscientific_linuxfreetype-develp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:freetype-devel
fermilabscientific_linuxx-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux