Summary
The remote host is missing an update to freetype
announced via advisory DSA 2350-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202350-1
Insight
It was discovered that missing input sanitising in Freetype's processing of CID-keyed fonts could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.7-2+lenny8.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.2-2.1+squeeze3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.8-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-3439 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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