Null pointer dereference in Cairo - CVE-2017-7475
Published: June 4, 2018 / Updated: June 6, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13198
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7475
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: cairographics
Affected software:
Cairo
Cairo
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference related to the FT_Load_Glyph and FT_Render_Glyph. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7475
Install update from vendor's website.