SUSE-SU-2018:0414-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:0414-1

    Published: 9 Feb 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for freetype2

    Details: This update for freetype2 fixes the following security issues: - CVE-2016-10244: Make sure that the parse_charstrings function in type1/t1load.c does ensure that a font contains a glyph name to prevent a DoS through a heap-based buffer over-read or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file (bsc#1028103) - CVE-2017-8105: Fix an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_decoder_parse_charstrings function in psaux/t1decode.ca (bsc#1035807) - CVE-2017-8287: an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psaux/psobjs.c (bsc#1036457) - Fix several integer overflow issues in truetype/ttinterp.c (bsc#1079600)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180414-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1028103, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1035807, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1036457, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1079600, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10244, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7864, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8105, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8287

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: freetype2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/freetype2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.6.3-7.15.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High