CVE-2017-11575

Description

FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in strnmatch (char.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file, related to a call from the readttfcopyrights function in parsettf.c.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3958 vendor advisory
https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/3096 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-11575?
CVE-2017-11575 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-11575?
To fix CVE-2017-11575, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-11575 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-11575 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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