Stack-based buffer overflow in FontForge 20100501 allows remote attackers to cause a…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in FontForge 20100501 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long CHARSET_REGISTRY header in a BDF font file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.10853 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 5 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:alexej_kryukov:fontforge:20100501:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20100501 | Vulnerable | Alexej Kryukov |
- cpe:2.3:a:alexej_kryukov:fontforge:20100501:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20100501 Vulnerable ·Alexej Kryukov
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4259
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5g26-3q47-628q
References
Exploit 5
- [oss-security] 20101202 Re: CVE Request -- FontForge: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing specially-crafted CHARSET_REGISTRY font file header
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605537
- [oss-security] 20101202 CVE Request -- FontForge: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing specially-crafted CHARSET_REGISTRY font file header
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659359
- 15732
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2010-4259 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-4259 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5g26-3q47-628q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-4259 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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