CVE-2017-11571
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3409-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in addnibble (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
FontForge versión 20161012, es vulnerable a un desbordamiento de búfer en la región stack de la memoria en la función addnibble (parsettf.c) resultando en una DoS o ejecución de código por medio de un archivo otf creado.
It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2017-07-23 CVE Reserved
- 2017-07-23 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (2)
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URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/3087 | 2020-01-13 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3958 | 2020-01-13 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Fontforge Search vendor "Fontforge" | Fontforge Search vendor "Fontforge" for product "Fontforge" | 20161012 Search vendor "Fontforge" for product "Fontforge" and version "20161012" | - |
Affected
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