{"id":"MGASA-2015-0367","summary":"Updated freetype2 packages fix security vulnerabilities","details":"Updated freetype2 packages fix security vulnerabilities:\n\nIt was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed\nfont files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font\nfile, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or hang, resulting in\na denial of service, or possibly expose uninitialized memory\n(Savannah bugs 41309 and 41590).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:28:37.186938Z","published":"2015-09-13T21:58:30Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0367.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16739"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2739-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41309"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?41590"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/11/4"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"freetype2","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/freetype2?arch=source&distro=mageia-4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.5.0.1-3.4.mga4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0367.json"}},{"package":{"name":"freetype2","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/freetype2?arch=source&distro=mageia-4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.5.0.1-3.4.mga4.tainted"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"tainted"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0367.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}