VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-11576
FontForge 20161012 does not ensure a positive size in a weight vector memcpy call in readcfftopdict (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS via a crafted otf file.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.71%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
FontForge 20161012 does not ensure a positive size in a weight vector memcpy call in readcfftopdict (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS via a crafted otf file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.71% probability · 51th 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/3091Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3958
- https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/3091Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.