8.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2020-25690

Published: 23/02/2021 Updated: 01/03/2021
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.8 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 2.8
VMScore: 605
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in FontForge in versions prior to 20200314 while parsing SFD files containing certain LayerCount tokens. This flaw allows an malicious user 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.

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Vendor Advisories

Synopsis Moderate: fontforge security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for fontforge is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score ...