In FreeBSD before 11.1-STABLE, 11.1-RELEASE-p9, 10.4-STABLE, 10.4-RELEASE-p8 and 10.3-RELEASE-p28, insufficient validation of user-provided font parameters can result in an integer overflow, leading to the use of arbitrary kernel memory as glyph data
Published Apr 4, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.96%
Description
In FreeBSD before 11.1-STABLE, 11.1-RELEASE-p9, 10.4-STABLE, 10.4-RELEASE-p8 and 10.3-RELEASE-p28, insufficient validation of user-provided font parameters can result in an integer overflow, leading to the use of arbitrary kernel memory as glyph data. Unprivileged users may be able to access privileged kernel data.
Affected products
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- Version All supported versions of FreeBSD.StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 79.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02033) | 78.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.22% (0.01219) | 77.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.23% (0.02233) | 74.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00189) | 56.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00189) | 56.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 5, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00225) | 60.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00213) | 58.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00262) | 62.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 63.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103668 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040629 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:04.vt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103668 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040629 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:04.vt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDVendor Advisory |
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