Ubuntu update for FreeType

1) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU11788

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10328

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the cff_parser_run function in cff/cffparse.c due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.04:

libfreetype6 2.6.3-3ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 16.10:

libfreetype6 2.6.3-3ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

libfreetype6 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

libfreetype6 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.7

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

libfreetype6 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.5

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 12.04 - 17.04

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:12.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:14.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:16.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3263-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.