SB2017032007 - Ubuntu update for FreeType
Published: March 20, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017032007
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10244)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the The parse_charstrings function in type1/t1load.c due to a boundary error when it does not ensure that a font contains a glyph name. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file, trigger buffer overflow and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.