Description
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in PSCharStringToSplines (psread.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1065-1 | fontforge security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3958-1 | fontforge security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-3183 | FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in PSCharStringToSplines (psread.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3409-1 | FontForge vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T18:12:40.515Z
Reserved: 2017-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-11568
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-07-23T22:29:00.180
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-11568
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN