CVE-2024-25081

fontforge: command injection via crafted filenames

Severity Score

4.2

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

Splinefont in FontForge through 20230101 allows command injection via crafted filenames.

Splinefont en FontForge hasta 20230101 permite la inyección de comandos mediante nombres de archivos manipulados.

It was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled filenames. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a command injection. It was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled archives and compressed files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform command injection.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-02-04 CVE Reserved
2024-02-26 CVE Published
2024-08-27 CVE Updated
2025-07-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/08/2	Mailing List
https://fontforge.org/en-US/downloads
https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/pull/5367
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00007.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GCH22HIO2C6M4BZWF5EYIWVFBXL5BQAH	2024-05-01
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-25081	2024-11-12
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2266181	2024-11-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Fontforge Search vendor "Fontforge"		Fontforge Search vendor "Fontforge" for product "Fontforge"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				*		-		Affected
Alma Search vendor "Alma"		Linux Search vendor "Alma" for product "Linux"				*		-		Affected
Amazon Search vendor "Amazon"		Linux Search vendor "Amazon" for product "Linux"				*		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				*		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				*		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				*		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sle-module-desktop-applications Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sle-module-desktop-applications"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sle-sdk Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sle-sdk"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sle Hpc-espos Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sle Hpc-espos"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sle Hpc-ltss Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sle Hpc-ltss"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sle Hpc Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sle Hpc"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sled Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sled"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sles-ltss Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sles-ltss"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sles Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sles"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sles Sap Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sles Sap"				*		-		Affected