CVE-2020-25690

HIGH

FontForge < 20200314 - Out-of-Bounds Write via SFD LayerCount Token Parsing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in FontForge in versions before 20200314 while parsing SFD files containing certain LayerCount tokens. This flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the memory allocated on the heap, causing the application to crash or execute arbitrary code. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1893188

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0134
EPSS Percentile 67.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
fontforge/fontforge < 20200314
Published Feb 23, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026