Heap-Based Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in FontForge by Dawy
CVE-2017-11568

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Fontforge

Status
Fontforge
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 July 2017

What is CVE-2017-11568?

FontForge version 20161012 is affected by a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the PSCharStringToSplines function (located in psread.c). This flaw can be exploited by an attacker through the use of a specially crafted OpenType font (otf) file, potentially resulting in denial of service or allowing the execution of arbitrary code. Users are advised to upgrade to a patched version to mitigate this security risk.

References

https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/3089
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3958
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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