freetype 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5 source package in Ubuntu

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freetype (2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5) trusty-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: uninitialized memory reads (LP: #1449225)
    - debian/patches-freetype/savannah-bug-41309.patch: fix use of
      uninitialized data in src/cid/cidload.c, src/psaux/psobjs.c,
      src/type1/t1load.c, src/type42/t42parse.c.
    - No CVE number
  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service via infinite loop in parse_encode
    (LP: #1492124)
    - debian/patches-freetype/savannah-bug-41590.patch: protect against
      invalid charcode in src/type1/t1load.c.
    - No CVE number

 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden>  Thu, 10 Sep 2015 07:09:04 -0400

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Binary packages built by this source

freetype2-demos: FreeType 2 demonstration programs

 This package contains some demonstration programs and utilities
 which showcase the features of the FreeType 2 font engine.

freetype2-demos-dbgsym: debug symbols for package freetype2-demos

 This package contains some demonstration programs and utilities
 which showcase the features of the FreeType 2 font engine.

libfreetype6: FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files

 The FreeType project is a team of volunteers who develop free,
 portable and high-quality software solutions for digital typography.
 They specifically target embedded systems and focus on bringing small,
 efficient and ubiquitous products.
 .
 The FreeType 2 library is their new software font engine. It has been
 designed to provide the following important features:
  * A universal and simple API to manage font files
  * Support for several font formats through loadable modules
  * High-quality anti-aliasing
  * High portability & performance
 .
 Supported font formats include:
  * TrueType files (.ttf) and collections (.ttc)
  * Type 1 font files both in ASCII (.pfa) or binary (.pfb) format
  * Type 1 Multiple Master fonts. The FreeType 2 API also provides
    routines to manage design instances easily
  * Type 1 CID-keyed fonts
  * OpenType/CFF (.otf) fonts
  * CFF/Type 2 fonts
  * Adobe CEF fonts (.cef), used to embed fonts in SVG documents with
    the Adobe SVG viewer plugin.
  * Windows FNT/FON bitmap fonts
 .
 This package contains the files needed to run programs that use the
 FreeType 2 library.
 .
  Home Page: http://www.freetype.org/
  Authors: David Turner <david.turner@freetype.org>
           Robert Wilhelm <robert.wilhelm@freetype.org>
           Werner Lemberg <werner.lemberg@freetype.org>

libfreetype6-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libfreetype6

 The FreeType project is a team of volunteers who develop free,
 portable and high-quality software solutions for digital typography.
 They specifically target embedded systems and focus on bringing small,
 efficient and ubiquitous products.
 .
 The FreeType 2 library is their new software font engine. It has been
 designed to provide the following important features:
  * A universal and simple API to manage font files
  * Support for several font formats through loadable modules
  * High-quality anti-aliasing
  * High portability & performance
 .
 Supported font formats include:
  * TrueType files (.ttf) and collections (.ttc)
  * Type 1 font files both in ASCII (.pfa) or binary (.pfb) format
  * Type 1 Multiple Master fonts. The FreeType 2 API also provides
    routines to manage design instances easily
  * Type 1 CID-keyed fonts
  * OpenType/CFF (.otf) fonts
  * CFF/Type 2 fonts
  * Adobe CEF fonts (.cef), used to embed fonts in SVG documents with
    the Adobe SVG viewer plugin.
  * Windows FNT/FON bitmap fonts
 .
 This package contains the files needed to run programs that use the
 FreeType 2 library.
 .
  Home Page: http://www.freetype.org/
  Authors: David Turner <david.turner@freetype.org>
           Robert Wilhelm <robert.wilhelm@freetype.org>
           Werner Lemberg <werner.lemberg@freetype.org>

libfreetype6-dev: FreeType 2 font engine, development files

 The FreeType project is a team of volunteers who develop free,
 portable and high-quality software solutions for digital typography.
 They specifically target embedded systems and focus on bringing small,
 efficient and ubiquitous products.
 .
 This package contains all supplementary files (static library, headers
 and documentation) you need to develop your own programs using the
 FreeType 2 library.

libfreetype6-udeb: FreeType 2 font engine for the debian-installer

 The FreeType project is a team of volunteers who develop free,
 portable and high-quality software solutions for digital typography.
 They specifically target embedded systems and focus on bringing small,
 efficient and ubiquitous products.
 .
 This is the udeb package for use with the debian-installer.

libfreetype6-udeb-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libfreetype6-udeb

 The FreeType project is a team of volunteers who develop free,
 portable and high-quality software solutions for digital typography.
 They specifically target embedded systems and focus on bringing small,
 efficient and ubiquitous products.
 .
 This is the udeb package for use with the debian-installer.