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ubuntu-cve-2017-11577

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2017-07-23 00:00

Modified

2026-04-22 07:38

Summary

Details

FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in getsid (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11577	REPORT
	https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/3088	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3409-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11577	REPORT

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CVE-2017-11577 (GCVE-0-2017-11577)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-23 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:12

Summary

FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in getsid (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

2 references

URL	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3958	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/3088	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2017-07-23 00:00

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usn-3409-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2017-09-04 15:44

Modified

2026-04-22 07:36

Summary

fontforge vulnerabilities

Details

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)

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3409-1	ADVISORY
	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	REPORT

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    },
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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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ubuntu-cve-2017-11577

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2017-11577 (GCVE-0-2017-11577)

usn-3409-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

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