MGASA-2017-0217

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    MGASA-2017-0217

    Published: 25 Jul 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated graphite2 packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: An out-of-bounds write triggered with a maliciously crafted Graphite font could lead to a crash or potentially code execution (CVE-2017-5436). Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the Graphite font rendering engine which might result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed font file is processed (CVE-2017-7771, CVE-2017-7772, CVE-2017-7773, CVE-2017-7774, CVE-2017-7775, CVE-2017-7776, CVE-2017-7777, CVE-2017-7778).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0217.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20778, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00053.html, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3894

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: graphite2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/graphite2?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.10-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High