USN-6856-1

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    USN-6856-1

    Published: 27 Jun 2024Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: fontforge vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled filenames. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a command injection. (CVE-2024-25081) It was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled archives and compressed files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform command injection. (CVE-2024-25082)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6856-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-25081, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-25082

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: fontforge

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/fontforge?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -20120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    20120731.b-5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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