Summary
It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed
font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font
file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | freetype | 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | freetype | 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.2 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | freetype | 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 |
Vulnerabilities 4
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FreeType commit 1e2eb65048f75c64b68708efed6ce904c31f3b2f was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the funct…
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FreeType commit 53dfdcd8198d2b3201a23c4bad9190519ba918db was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the fun…
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FreeType commit 22a0cccb4d9d002f33c1ba7a4b36812c7d4f46b5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the fun…
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ftbench.c in FreeType Demo Programs through 2.12.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow.