vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3263-1 (CVE-2016-10328): FreeType vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 14, 2017 | Apr 21, 2017 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 14, 2017
Added
Apr 21, 2017
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow existed in the
FreeType library. 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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libfreetype6
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