PT-2017-12105
CVE-2017-11568
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Published
2017-07-23
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Updated
2020-01-13
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
FontForge version 20161012
Description
The issue is related to a heap-based buffer over-read in the
PSCharStringToSplines function, located in the psread.c file. This can be triggered by a crafted otf file, potentially resulting in denial of service or code execution.Recommendations
For FontForge version 20161012, consider avoiding the use of crafted otf files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of otf files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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