VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-11574
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in readcffset (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in readcffset (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.36% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- fontforge/fontforge
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3958
- https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/3090Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3958
- https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/3090Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.