CVE-2018-6942 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in FreeType 2 through 2.9, specifically within the Ins_GETVARIATION() function, which can be triggered by a crafted font file. This flaw primarily affects canonical freetype and ubuntu_linux distributions. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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