USN-3409-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3409-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3409-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3409-1
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Published
2017-09-04T15:44:10.771032Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:29Z
Summary
fontforge vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-11568, CVE-2017-11569, CVE-2017-11572)

It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-11571)

It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-11574)

It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a buffer over-read. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-11575, CVE-2017-11577)

It was discovered that FontForge wasn't correctly checking the sign of a vector size. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS. (CVE-2017-11576)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / fontforge

Package

Name
fontforge
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/fontforge@20120731.b-5ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20120731.b-5ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

20120731.*

20120731.b-3ubuntu1
20120731.b-4
20120731.b-4ubuntu1
20120731.b-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "fontforge",
            "binary_version": "20120731.b-5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "fontforge-common",
            "binary_version": "20120731.b-5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "fontforge-nox",
            "binary_version": "20120731.b-5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfontforge-dev",
            "binary_version": "20120731.b-5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfontforge1",
            "binary_version": "20120731.b-5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgdraw4",
            "binary_version": "20120731.b-5ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-fontforge",
            "binary_version": "20120731.b-5ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-11568"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-11569"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-11571"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-11572"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-11574"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-11575"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-11576"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-11577"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}