CVE-2018-6942

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=29c759284e305ec428703c9a5831d0b1fc3497ef third party advisory patch
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5736 third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3572-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00054.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6942?
CVE-2018-6942 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6942?
To fix CVE-2018-6942, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-6942 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-6942 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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