Vulnerability · Published Jan 3, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-5496
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the fontforge package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.4% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.4%top 16.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
FontForge 20190801 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the Type2NotDefSplines() function in splinesave.c.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | fontforge | 1:20201107~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5496 |
| Debian:13 | fontforge | 1:20201107~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5496 |
| Debian:14 | fontforge | 1:20201107~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5496 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/4085
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0089 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202004-14 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240307 [SECURITY] [DLA 3754-1] fontforge security update mailing-list