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vulnerabilityCVE-2025-15270
Name
CVE-2025-15270
Source
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Description
FontForge SFD File Parsing Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of SFD files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated array. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-28563.
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Updated Date
Workaround
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Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
fontforge
Patched

Vulnerability Ratings#


8.8
other
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
yocto
master
20251009
Patched
yocto
scarthgap
20230101
Patched

Resolved with patches#


fontforge (yocto:kirkstone)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix CVE-2025-15270: Heap buffer overflow in SFD kern class
Ahmet Furkan Kavraz
CVE-2025-15270

fontforge (yocto:master)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix CVE-2025-15270: Heap buffer overflow in SFD kern class
Gyorgy Sarvari <skandigraun@gmail.com>
CVE-2025-15270

fontforge (yocto:scarthgap)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Fix CVE-2025-15270: Heap buffer overflow in SFD kern class
Ahmet Furkan Kavraz
CVE-2025-15270