UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7999

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7999

    Published: 9 Mar 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-7999
    Aliases:
    USN-5657-1

    Summary:

    Details: In libgraphite2 in graphite2 1.3.11, a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in Segment.cpp during a dumbRendering operation, which may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .ttf file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7999, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5657-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7999

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: graphite2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.2.3-1
    1.2.4-1
    1.2.4-1ubuntu1
    1.2.4-1ubuntu1.1

    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
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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