Access Restriction Bypass Affecting freetype-demos package, versions <0:2.3.11-15.14.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.16% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-FREETYPEDEMOS-1683647
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed8 Feb 2015

Introduced: 8 Feb 2015

CVE-2014-9675  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 freetype-demos to version 0:2.3.11-15.14.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-502.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freetype-demos package and not the freetype-demos package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 identifies property names by only verifying that an initial substring is present, which allows remote attackers to discover heap pointer values and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted BDF font.

CVSS Base Scores

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