CVE-2019-15785: FontForge 20190813 through 20190820 has a buffer overflow in PrefsUI_LoadPrefs in prefs.c

Critical severity · published Aug 29, 2019

CVE-2019-15785

FontForge 20190813 through 20190820 has a buffer overflow in PrefsUI_LoadPrefs in prefs.c

9.8

CVSS

2.7%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

FontForge 20190813 through 20190820 has a buffer overflow in PrefsUI_LoadPrefs in prefs.c.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Fontforge · Fontforge

through 20190801 · source: NVD

Affected product

Fontforge

All Fontforge CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15785

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15785

github.com

https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/commit/626f751752875a0ddd74b9e217b6f4828713573c

Exploit

https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/pull/3886

security.gentoo.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-14