Out-of-bounds Read in Fontforge
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 parsettf.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fontforge — versions 20161012
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3958 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/3096 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11575?
- CVE-2017-11575 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fontforge, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11575?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.