Vulnerability · Published Jan 3, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-5395
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the fontforge package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.5% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.5%top 15.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
FontForge 20190801 has a use-after-free in SFD_GetFontMetaData in sfd.c.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | fontforge | 20170731-15.el8 | ALSA-2020:4844 |
| Debian:12 | fontforge | 1:20201107~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5395 |
| Debian:13 | fontforge | 1:20201107~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5395 |
| Debian:14 | fontforge | 1:20201107~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5395 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/4084
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0089 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-229ad63391 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-906ee5b38d vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202004-14 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240307 [SECURITY] [DLA 3754-1] fontforge security update mailing-list