RCE in Fontforge
CVE-2024-25081
Splinefont in FontForge through 20230101 allows command injection via crafted filenames.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.011 (61.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Fontforge
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 40
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-25081?
- CVE-2024-25081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fontforge, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2024-02-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-25081?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-25081 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.