vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-4593-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-4593-1",
  "summary": "freetype vulnerability",
  "details": "Sergei Glazunov discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain\nmalformed font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted\nfont file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly\nexecute arbitrary code with user privileges.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15999"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2020-10-20T12:02:17Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:58Z",
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    {
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        "name": "freetype",
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      },
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        "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu1",
        "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2",
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        "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.2",
        "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.3",
        "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.4"
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  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4593-1"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15999"
    }
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}