NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting cairo package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-CAIRO-344902
  • published19 May 2017
  • disclosed19 May 2017

Introduced: 19 May 2017

CVE-2017-7475  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:unstable cairo.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cairo package and not the cairo package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

Cairo version 1.15.4 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference related to the FT_Load_Glyph and FT_Render_Glyph resulting in an application crash.

CVSS Scores

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