Integer overflow in FreeBSD - CVE-2018-6917
Published: April 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11529
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6917
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: FreeBSD Foundation
Affected software:
FreeBSD
FreeBSD
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-provided font parameters. A remote attacker can trigger integer overflow and gain root privileges.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-provided font parameters. A remote attacker can trigger integer overflow and gain root privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6917
Install update from vendor's website.