Cairo 1.15.4 FT_Load_Glyph/FT_Render_Glyph null pointer dereference
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cairo 1.15.4. Affected is the function FT_Load_Glyph/FT_Render_Glyph
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 04/28/2017. The weakness was shared 05/19/2017 as not defined mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-7475 since 04/05/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101057 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : cairo (SUSE-SU-2017:1671-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170121 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for cairo (SUSE-SU-2017:1671-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (101057).
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Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 101057
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : cairo (SUSE-SU-2017:1671-1)
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04/05/2017 🔍04/28/2017 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: seclists.orgStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2017-7475 (🔍)
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-7475 - Cairo - Denial of Service Issue
Entry
Created: 05/20/2017 20:55Updated: 09/30/2020 14:56
Changes: 05/20/2017 20:55 (67), 09/30/2020 14:56 (4)
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