CVE-2018-6917
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.020 · 80 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In FreeBSD before 11.1-STABLE, 11.1-RELEASE-p9, 10.4-STABLE, 10.4-RELEASE-p8 and 10.3-RELEASE-p28, insufficient validation of user-provided font parameters can result in an integer overflow, leading to the use of arbitrary kernel memory as glyph data. Unprivileged users may be able to access privileged kernel data.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (3)
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references (10)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103668cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040629cnnvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:04.vt.asccnnvd
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:04.vt.ascPatchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103668enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040629enisa_euvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:04.vt.ascenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103668Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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