Fontforge
CVE-2024-25082
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Splinefont in FontForge through 20230101 allows command injection via crafted archives or compressed files.
AnalysisAI
Splinefont in FontForge through 20230101 allows command injection via crafted archives or compressed files. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. Splinefont in FontForge through 20230101 allows command injection via crafted archives or compressed files. Affected products include: Fontforge, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora. Version information: through 20230101.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.
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FontForge 20190801 has a use-after-free in SFD_GetFontMetaData in sfd.c. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerabil
uiutil.c in FontForge through 20170731 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER e
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in readcffset (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code exe
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in readttfcopyrights (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in addnibble (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code exe
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in PSCharStringToSplines (psread.c) resulting in DoS o
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in getsid (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a c
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in strnmatch (char.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a cr
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in ValidatePostScriptFontName (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or co
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in readcfftopdicts (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or co
Same weakness CWE-77 – Command Injection
View allSame technique Command Injection
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