SB2019121710 - Red Hat update for freetype

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SB2019121710 - Red Hat update for freetype

Published: December 17, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019121710
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9381)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in T1_Get_Private_Dict in type1/t1parse.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9382)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to buffer over-read in skip_comment in psaux/psobjs.c because ps_parser_skip_PS_token is mishandled in an FT_New_Memory_Face operation. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References