CVE-2019-15785

fontforge: buffer overflow in PrefsUI_LoadPrefs in prefs.c

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Published Aug 29, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

FontForge 20190813 through 20190820 has a buffer overflow in PrefsUI_LoadPrefs in prefs.c.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:fontforge:fontforge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-6708	FontForge 20190813 through 20190820 has a buffer overflow in PrefsUI_LoadPrefs in prefs.c.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.653% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/commit/626f751752875a0ddd74b9e217b6f4828713573c
https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/pull/3886
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15785
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-14
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15785

History

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Subscriptions

Fontforge Fontforge

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 29, 2019, 12:39 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 12:56 AM
Reserved: Aug 29, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 29, 2019, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:21 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Sep 11, 2019, 12:00 AM

Severity: Low
Public date: Sep 11, 2019, 12:00 AM

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