CVE-2018-6942
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.20%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-6942
To remediate CVE-2018-6942, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/freetype—upgrade to 2.9-r1 or later
- Debian/freetype—upgrade to 2.9.1-3 or later
Is CVE-2018-6942 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.9-r1
- from 0, < 2.9.1-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |