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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844664
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4593-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'freetype' package(s) announced via the USN-4593-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'freetype' package(s) announced via the USN-4593-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Sergei Glazunov 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 possibly
execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
'freetype' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-15999
Debian Security Information: DSA-4824 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4824
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J3QVIGAAJ4D62YEJAJJWMCCBCOQ6TVL7/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/33
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-12
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-04
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-19
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/p/rca-cve-2020-15999.html
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.html
https://crbug.com/1139963
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1829 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00016.html
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