CVE-2017-7475: cairographics cairo NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2020-0359UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7475DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7475GHSA-5v3f-73gv-x7x5
Published 19-05-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-7475 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in cairographics cairo. EPSS estimates a 1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.82%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 19-05-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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 metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · RubygemsEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.82% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.82%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cairographics1 product
- cairo1.15.4
Debian1 product
- cairoAll versions (No fix recorded)
Mageia1 product
- cairo< 1.16.0-2.1.mga7
Red hat, inc.1 product
- cairo1.15.4
RubyGems1 product
- cairo≥ 1.15.4, < 1.15.5
Ubuntu1 product
- cairoAll versions (No fix recorded)
6 vendors · 6 products
References
17 links- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100763X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7475X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
Show all 17 references
- github.com/rcairo/rcairoPACKAGE