A segmentation fault during PCF file parsing in pcf2bdf versions >=1.05 allows an attacker to trigger a program crash via a specially crafted PCF font file. This crash affects the availability of the software and dependent downstream components.
The product receives input that is expected to specify a quantity (such as size or length), but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the quantity has the required properties.
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https://github.com/ganaware/pcf2bdf | third party advisory |
https://github.com/ganaware/pcf2bdf/issues/5 | issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory |