SB2022111166 - openEuler 22.03 LTS update for gnome-font-viewer



SB2022111166 - openEuler 22.03 LTS update for gnome-font-viewer

Published: November 11, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022111166
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19308)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in text_to_glyphs in sushi-font-widget.c in Gnome font viewer while parsing a TTF font file that lacks a name section. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted TTF file to the affected application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.