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FreeType 2 DoS Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
FreeType 2 is prone to a Denial of Service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
An issue was discovered in FreeType 2. A NULL pointer dereference in the Ins_GETVARIATION() function within ttinterp.c could lead to DoS via a crafted font file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
FreeType 2 through version 2.9.
Detection Method
Detection Method
The script checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target system.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.9.1 or later.