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High ALAS2023-2026-1431 1 CVE

Important: fontforge security update (Amazon Linux 2023)

Published Feb 16, 2026 · Updated Feb 18, 2026

Summary

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-15270: FontForge SFD File Parsing Improper Validation of Array Index 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 user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated array. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-28563.

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
Amazon Linux · 2023 fontforge 0:20201107-3.amzn2023.0.6
Amazon Linux · 2023 fontforge-debuginfo 0:20201107-3.amzn2023.0.6
Amazon Linux · 2023 fontforge-debugsource 0:20201107-3.amzn2023.0.6
Amazon Linux · 2023 fontforge-devel 0:20201107-3.amzn2023.0.6
Amazon Linux · 2023 fontforge-doc 0:20201107-3.amzn2023.0.6

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 8.8

    FontForge SFD File Parsing Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    FontForge SFD File Parsing Improper Validation of Array Index 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 vulner…

References

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-15270.html