USN-3237-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3237-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3237-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3237-1
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Published
2017-03-20T16:32:46.929244Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:52:11.183413Z
Summary
freetype vulnerability
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freetype@2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.12-0ubuntu1
2.5.0.1-0ubuntu2
2.5.1-1ubuntu1
2.5.1-1ubuntu2
2.5.1-2ubuntu1
2.5.2-1ubuntu1
2.5.2-1ubuntu2
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.1
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.2
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.3
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos",
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6",
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-udeb",
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freetype@2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.2-4ubuntu2
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu1
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-udeb",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}