FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in umodenc (parsettf.c) resulting…
Priority LOW 37CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in umodenc (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01351 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11570
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2x7-4952-c69x
References
More Fontforge vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-32277 FontForge v20230101 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the utf7toutf8_copy function at /fontforge/sfd.c. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-32275 FontForge v20230101 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the component DlgCreate8. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-11856 FontForge 20190813 through 20190820 has a buffer overflow in PrefsUI_LoadPrefs in prefs.c. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-04474 FontForge 20190801 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the Type2NotDefSplines() function in splinesave.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-04441 FontForge 20190801 has a use-after-free in SFD_GetFontMetaData in sfd.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-12798 uiutil.c in FontForge through 20170731 does not validate strings before launching the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-11570 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-11570 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g2x7-4952-c69x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-11570 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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