CVE-2019-19308

gnome-font-viewer: NULL pointer dereference in text_to_glyphs in sushi-font-widget.c

Published Nov 27, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In text_to_glyphs in sushi-font-widget.c in gnome-font-viewer 3.34.0, there is a NULL pointer dereference while parsing a TTF font file that lacks a name section (due to a g_strconcat call that returns NULL).

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-8932 In text_to_glyphs in sushi-font-widget.c in gnome-font-viewer 3.34.0, there is a NULL pointer dereference while parsing a TTF font file that lacks a name section (due to a g_strconcat call that returns NULL).
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 2:16 AM
Reserved
Nov 26, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 27, 2019, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:26 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 27, 2019, 12:00 AM