CVE-2018-6942
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
2.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6942
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201805-3
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 2.9.1-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.9.1-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.9.1-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.9.1-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.9.1-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.9.1-3 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.