Heap-based buffer over-read in fontforge (Ubuntu package) - CVE-2017-11568
Published: September 5, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8102
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11568
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in PSCharStringToSplines (psread.c). A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted otf file and cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in PSCharStringToSplines (psread.c). A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted otf file and cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
fontforge (Ubuntu package)
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11568
Update to the latest version.