What is CVE-2019-15785?

CVE-2019-15785 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fontforge, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2019-15785?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Fontforge

CVE-2019-15785

FontForge 20190813 through 20190820 has a buffer overflow in PrefsUI_LoadPrefs in prefs.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.027 (84.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fontforge
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15785?: CVE-2019-15785 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fontforge, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-15785?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.