Debian DSA-3958-1 Critical FontForge DoS Threat Details
debian
August 29, 2017
It was discovered that FontForge, a font editor, did not correctly validate its input
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Summary
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/
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Package: fontforge
CVE ID: CVE-2017-11568 CVE-2017-11569 CVE-2017-11571 CVE-2017-11572
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