ALPINE-CVE-2018-6942

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    ALPINE-CVE-2018-6942

    Published: 13 Feb 2018Last Modified: 9 Jun 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-6942

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-6942

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: freetype

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/freetype?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9-r1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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