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High ALAS2-2026-3153 3 CVEs

Important: fontforge security update (Amazon Linux 2)

Published Feb 5, 2026 · Updated Feb 5, 2026

Summary

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-15279: FontForge GUtils BMP File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of pixels within BMP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27517. CVE-2025-15275: FontForge SFD File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of SFD files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-28543. CVE-2025-15269: FontForge SFD File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of SFD files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-28564.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Amazon Linux · 2 fontforge 0:20120731b-13.amzn2.0.4
Amazon Linux · 2 fontforge-debuginfo 0:20120731b-13.amzn2.0.4
Amazon Linux · 2 fontforge-devel 0:20120731b-13.amzn2.0.4

Vulnerabilities 3

  • High 8.8

    FontForge SFD File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    FontForge SFD File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the …

  • High 8.8

    FontForge SFD File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    FontForge SFD File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability …

  • High 7.8

    FontForge GUtils BMP File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    FontForge GUtils BMP File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnera…

References

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-15269.html
  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-15275.html
  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-15279.html