CVE-2017-11575 FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in strnmatch (char.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file, related to a call from the readttfcopyrights function in parsett...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 1.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in strnmatch (char.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file, related to a call from the readttfcopyrights function in parsettf.c.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/fontforge(Debian:12) | < 1:20170731~dfsg-1 | 1:20170731~dfsg-1 |
| debian/fontforge(Debian:13) | < 1:20170731~dfsg-1 | 1:20170731~dfsg-1 |
| debian/fontforge(Debian:14) | < 1:20170731~dfsg-1 | 1:20170731~dfsg-1 |
| fontforge | = 20161012 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-11575 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3958 vendor-advisory
- github.com issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking