CVE-2018-6942

NONE EPSS 79.6%
Published Feb 13, 20188y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
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Published Feb 13, 2018 8y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
79.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
freetypefreetype* ≤2.9
canonicalubuntu_linux17.10any

References 5

  • lists.opensuse.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00054.html
  • bugs.chromium.org https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5736
    Third Party Advisory
  • git.savannah.gnu.org https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=29c759284e305ec428703c9a5831d0b1fc3497ef
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • usn.ubuntu.com https://usn.ubuntu.com/3572-1/
    Third Party Advisory
  • oracle.com https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

Remediation

  • git.savannah.gnu.org https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=29c759284e305ec428703c9a5831d0b1fc3497ef
    PatchThird Party Advisory