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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.1177.2
FreeType vulnerabilities
18 May 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: freetype
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-8287 CVE-2017-8105
Reference: ESB-2017.1066
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3282-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3282-1
Revision History: May 18 2017: Updated instructions for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
May 10 2017: Initial Release
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3282-2
May 16, 2017
FreeType vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
FreeType could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted font file.
Software Description:
- - freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library
Details:
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, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
 libfreetype6  2.4.8-1ubuntu2.6
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3282-2
 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3282-1
 CVE-2017-8105, CVE-2017-8287
Package Information:
 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.8-1ubuntu2.6
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3282-1
May 09, 2017
freetype vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 17.04
- - Ubuntu 16.10
- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
FreeType could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted font file.
Software Description:
- - freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library
Details:
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, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.04:
libfreetype6 2.6.3-3ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 16.10:
libfreetype6 2.6.3-3ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libfreetype6 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libfreetype6 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3282-1
CVE-2017-8105, CVE-2017-8287
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.6.3-3ubuntu2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.6.3-3ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8
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