VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-15785
FontForge 20190813 through 20190820 has a buffer overflow in PrefsUI_LoadPrefs in prefs.c.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.65%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
FontForge 20190813 through 20190820 has a buffer overflow in PrefsUI_LoadPrefs in prefs.c.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.65% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- fontforge/fontforge
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/commit/626f751752875a0ddd74b9e217b6f4828713573c
- https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/pull/3886Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-14
- https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/commit/626f751752875a0ddd74b9e217b6f4828713573c
- https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/pull/3886Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-14
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.