fontforge: Heap-buffer over-read in PSCharStringToSplines function
Published Jul 23, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.34%
Description
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in PSCharStringToSplines (psread.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
fontforge
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
fontforge
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | fontforge | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | fontforge | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01339) | 70.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01339) | 67.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00221) | 42.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 41.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 37.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 34.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 53.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 17.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 29.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3958 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11568 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475384 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/3089 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11568
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11568
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3958 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11568 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475384 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/3089 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11568 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11568 |
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