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Unscored USN-3409-1 8 CVEs

fontforge vulnerabilities

Published Sep 4, 2017 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a heap-based buffer
over-read. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-11568, CVE-2017-11569, CVE-2017-11572)

It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a stack-based buffer
overflow. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-11571)

It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a heap-based buffer
overflow. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-11574)

It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a buffer over-read.
A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2017-11575, CVE-2017-11577)

It was discovered that FontForge wasn't correctly checking the sign of
a vector size. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS.
(CVE-2017-11576)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS fontforge 20120731.b-5ubuntu0.1

Vulnerabilities 8

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11568
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11569
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11571
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11572
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11574
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11575
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11576
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11577