Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.
http://secunia.com/advisories/30600
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=605780 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/4fb43b2f-46a9-11dd-9d38-00163e000016.html
Insight
The following package is affected: freetype2
CVE-2008-1806
Integer overflow in FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted set of 16-bit length values within the Private dictionary table in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVE-2008-1807
FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid 'number of axes' field in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file, which triggers a free of arbitrary memory locations, leading to memory corruption.
CVE-2008-1808
Multiple off-by-one errors in FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted table in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file or (2) a crafted SHC instruction in a TrueType Font (TTF) file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-1806, CVE-2008-1807, CVE-2008-1808 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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