Use After Free in Fontforge
CVE-2020-5395
FontForge 20190801 has a use-after-free in SFD_GetFontMetaData in sfd.c.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.025 (82.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Fontforge — versions 20190801
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5395?
- CVE-2020-5395 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fontforge, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5395?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-5395 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.