USN-2739-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2739-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2739-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2739-1
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Published
2015-09-10T16:54:13.295738Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:08Z
Summary
freetype vulnerabilities
Details

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 or hang, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly expose uninitialized memory.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freetype@2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.12-0ubuntu1
2.5.0.1-0ubuntu2
2.5.1-1ubuntu1
2.5.1-1ubuntu2
2.5.1-2ubuntu1
2.5.2-1ubuntu1
2.5.2-1ubuntu2
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.1
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.2
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.3
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5",
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5",
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5",
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2014-9745"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}