vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-8105): FreeType vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 24, 2017 | May 9, 2017 | Apr 25, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 24, 2017
Added
May 9, 2017
Modified
Apr 25, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libfreetype6
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