7.8high
CVE-2017-11571
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in addnibble (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafte…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 74%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in addnibble (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3958 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- github.com /fontforge/fontforge/issues/3087 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-11571
- NVD: CVE-2017-11571
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