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NULL pointer dereference Affecting openjdk-jre package, versions [1.7.0, 1.7.0_231) [1.8.0, 1.8.0_221) [11.0.0, 11.0.5) [13.0.0, 13.0.1)

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 0.08% (32nd percentile)
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NVD
3.7 low
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SUSE
3.7 low
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Red Hat
3.7 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UPSTREAM-OPENJDKJRE-473431
  • published 16 Oct 2019
  • disclosed 16 Oct 2019
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 16 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-2962 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade openjdk-jre to version 7.0.231, 8.0.221, 11.0.5, 13.0.1 or higher.

Overview

openjdk-jre is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE).

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL pointer dereference via the DrawGlyphList class in the 2D component in OpenJDK. A specially crafted font file could use this flaw to cause a Java application to crash.