FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files. It also loads, hints, and renders individual glyphs efficiently.
Multiple integer overflow flaws and an integer signedness flaw, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in the way FreeType handled Mac fonts. If a specially crafted font file was loaded by an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2014-9673 and CVE-2014-9674 to these issues.
Multiple flaws were found in the way FreeType handled fonts in various formats. If a specially crafted font file was loaded by an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, disclose a portion of the application memory. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2014-9657, CVE-2014-9658, CVE-2014-9660, CVE-2014-9661, CVE-2014-9663, CVE-2014-9664, CVE-2014-9667, CVE-2014-9669, CVE-2014-9670, CVE-2014-9671 and CVE-2014-9675 to these issues.
More information about these vulnerabilities can be found in the security advisory issued by Red Hat:
| Product: | Affected Version(s): | Risk Level: | Actions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaya CMS | R17 thru R17 R4 | Low | Upgrade to R17 R5 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Conferencing | 8.0 thru 8.0SP4 | Low | Upgrade to 8.0 SP5 or later. |
| Avaya Aura® Experience Portal | 6.x, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2 | Low | For 7.0.1 and earlier, upgrade to 7.0.2 and Avaya Linux for 7.0.2, and install Security Update patch 7.0.2.0.1510. For 7.0.2, install Security Update patch 7.0.2.0.1510 or later. |
| Avaya IP Office Server Edition | 8.1, 9.x | Low | Upgrade to 10.0 or later. |
| Avaya IP Office Application Server | 9.x | Low | Upgrade to 10.0 or later. |
| Avaya one-X® Client Enablement Services | 6.2 thru 6.2 SP3 | Low | Upgrade to 6.2 SP4 or later. |
| Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise | 6.3.x through 7.0.1 | Low | Upgrade to 7.1.0 or later. |
Recommended Actions for System Products:
Avaya strongly recommends following networking and
security best practices by implementing firewalls, ACLs,
physical security or other appropriate access restrictions.
Though Avaya believes such restrictions should always be in
place, risk to Avaya products and the surrounding network
from this potential vulnerability may be mitigated by
ensuring these practices are implemented until such time as
an Avaya provided product update or the recommended Avaya
action is applied.
Further restrictions as deemed necessary based on the
customer's security policies may be required during this
interim period, but the System Product operating system or
application should not be modified unless the change is
approved by Avaya. Making changes that are not approved may
void the Avaya product service contract.
When determining risk, Avaya takes into account many factors as outlined by Avaya's Security Vulnerability Classification Policy. The following table describes factors that mitigate the risk of specific vulnerabilities for affected Avaya products:
| Vulnerability | Mitigating Factors |
|---|---|
|
CVE-2014-9657 CVE-2014-9658 CVE-2014-9660 CVE-2014-9661 CVE-2014-9663 CVE-2014-9664 CVE-2014-9667 CVE-2014-9669 CVE-2014-9670 CVE-2014-9671 CVE-2014-9673 CVE-2014-9674 CVE-2014-9675 |
This is a Low risk for all listed products as it would require non-standard direct user interaction to load a specially crafted font file. |
Avaya software-only products operate on general-purpose operating systems. Occasionally vulnerabilities may be discovered in the underlying operating system or applications that come with the operating system. These vulnerabilities often do not impact the software-only product directly but may threaten the integrity of the underlying platform.
In the case of this advisory Avaya software-only products are not affected by the vulnerability directly but the underlying Linux platform may be. Customers should determine on which Linux operating system the product was installed and then follow that vendor's guidance.
| Product: | Actions: |
|---|---|
| Avaya Aura® Experience Portal | Depending on the Operating System installed, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the EP application. |
Recommended Actions for Software-Only Products:
In the event that the affected package is installed, Avaya recommends following recommended actions supplied by Red Hat regarding their Enterprise Linux.
Additional information may also be available via the Avaya support website and through your Avaya account representative. Please contact your Avaya product support representative, or dial 1-800-242-2121, with any questions.
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V 1.0 - April 10, 2015 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - February 15, 2016 - Updated affected versions and actions for AAC, CMS, One-X CES and EP.
V 3.0 - November 8, 2016 - Updated IPOSE, IPOAS, and SBCE affected versions and actions, and advisory set to Final.
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