Debian Security Advisory

DLA-931-1 freetype -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
06 May 2017
Affected Packages:
freetype
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 861308.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-8287.
More information:

It was found that a malformed font could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.9-1.1+deb7u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS