CVE-2018-6942
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-6942
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-02-13T05:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-01-26T12:33:31
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.9 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=29c759284e305ec428703c9a5831d0b1fc3497ef | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5736 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3572-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00054.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6942 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6942 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:26:18 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 02:04:36 | 2018-02-13T05:29Z | 2018-02-13T05:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 02:04:36 | 2021-01-26T12:33:31 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 02:04:36 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |