Amazon Linux AMI update for freetype

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU32846

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3256

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

FreeType 2 before 2.4.7, as used in CoreGraphics in Apple iOS before 5, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0226.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

i686:
    freetype-devel-2.3.11-6.10.amzn1.i686
    freetype-2.3.11-6.10.amzn1.i686
    freetype-demos-2.3.11-6.10.amzn1.i686
    freetype-debuginfo-2.3.11-6.10.amzn1.i686

src:
    freetype-2.3.11-6.10.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    freetype-2.3.11-6.10.amzn1.x86_64
    freetype-debuginfo-2.3.11-6.10.amzn1.x86_64
    freetype-demos-2.3.11-6.10.amzn1.x86_64
    freetype-devel-2.3.11-6.10.amzn1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2011-8.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.