Debian: DSA-3958-1: fontforge security update
Debian: DSA-3958-1: fontforge security update
It was discovered that FontForge, a font editor, did not correctly validate its input. An attacker could use this flaw by tricking a user into opening a maliciously crafted OpenType font file, thus causing a denial-of-service via application crash, or execution of arbitrary
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3958-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond August 29, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : fontforge CVE ID : CVE-2017-11568 CVE-2017-11569 CVE-2017-11571 CVE-2017-11572 CVE-2017-11574 CVE-2017-11575 CVE-2017-11576 CVE-2017-11577 Debian Bug : 869614 It was discovered that FontForge, a font editor, did not correctly validate its input. An attacker could use this flaw by tricking a user into opening a maliciously crafted OpenType font file, thus causing a denial-of-service via application crash, or execution of arbitrary code. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 20120731.b-5+deb8u1. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:20161005~dfsg-4+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your fontforge packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.