First published: Wed Feb 14 2018(Updated: )
It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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All of | ||
ubuntu/libfreetype6 | <2.8-0.2ubuntu2.1 | 2.8-0.2ubuntu2.1 |
Ubuntu Ubuntu | =17.10 |
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The vulnerability ID for this FreeType vulnerability is CVE-2018-6942.
The severity of CVE-2018-6942 is not specified in the provided information.
The FreeType vulnerability can be used by an attacker to cause a denial of service.
The version of libfreetype6 affected by this vulnerability is 2.8-0.2ubuntu2.1.
To fix the FreeType vulnerability, update libfreetype6 to version 2.8-0.2ubuntu2.1 or later.