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Medium USN-6856-1 2 CVEs

fontforge vulnerabilities

Published Jun 27, 2024 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled filenames. If a user or an
automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a command injection.
(CVE-2024-25081)

It was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled archives and compressed
files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform
command injection. (CVE-2024-25082)

Fixed packages 4

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS fontforge 1:20190801~dfsg-4ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS fontforge 1:20201107~dfsg-4+deb11u1build0.22.04.1
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS fontforge 20120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1+esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS fontforge 1:20170731~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-25081
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-25082