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CVE-2018-6917

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.03%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-04-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2018-6917
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.03%

Original NVD Description

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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