freetype: NULL pointer dereference in the Ins_GETVARIATION() function
Published Feb 13, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.08%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 17.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freetype
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freetype
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
freetype
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
freetype
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | freetype | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
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:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
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
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02084) | 80.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.16% (0.02158) | 79.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00239) | 46.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 70.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 69.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 66.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 72.28th | 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 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00054.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6942 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5736 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1544771 Issue Tracking
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=29c759284e305ec428703c9a5831d0b1fc3497ef x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6942
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3572-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6942
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00054.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6942 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=5736 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1544771 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=29c759284e305ec428703c9a5831d0b1fc3497ef | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6942 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3572-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6942 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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