CVE-2017-11576
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3409-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
FontForge versión 20161012, no garantiza un tamaño positivo en una llamada memcpy de vector weight en la función readcfftopdict (parsettf.c) resultando en una DoS 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
- 2025-06-19 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/3091 | 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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