CVE-2018-6942

freetype: NULL pointer dereference in the Ins_GETVARIATION() function

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · January 27, 2018

Updated · November 22, 2025

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference