CVE-2018-6942
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Publication date:
13/02/2018
Last modified:
26/01/2021
Description
An issue was discovered in FreeType 2 through 2.9. A NULL pointer dereference in the Ins_GETVARIATION() function within ttinterp.c could lead to DoS via a crafted font file.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00054.html
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5736
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=29c759284e305ec428703c9a5831d0b1fc3497ef
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3572-1/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html



