cairo: NULL pointer dereference with a crafted font file
Published May 19, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.82%
Description
Cairo version 1.15.4 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference related to the FT_Load_Glyph and FT_Render_Glyph resulting in an application crash.
Affected products
-
- Version 1.15.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat, Inc. | Cairo | n/a |
|
- 1.15.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cairo
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cairo
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
cairo
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cairo | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cairo | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | cairo | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01824) | 78.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01824) | 77.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 47.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 46.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 44.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/151 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7475 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100763 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1447949 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7475 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5v3f-73gv-x7x5 Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/cairo/CVE-2017-7475.yml
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772@%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7475
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7475
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/151 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7475 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100763 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1447949 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7475 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5v3f-73gv-x7x5 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/cairo/CVE-2017-7475.yml | ||
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772%40%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772@%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7475 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7475 |
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