USN-4593-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4593-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4593-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4593-2
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Published
2020-10-22T14:48:01.180239Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:16Z
Summary
freetype vulnerability
Details

USN-4593-1 fixed a vulnerability in FreeType. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Sergei Glazunov 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 with user privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freetype@2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm2

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
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.7
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm2",
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4593-2.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "high"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-15999"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}