vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-3409-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-3409-1",
  "summary": "fontforge vulnerabilities",
  "details": "It was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a heap-based buffer\nover-read. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute\narbitrary code. (CVE-2017-11568, CVE-2017-11569, CVE-2017-11572)\n\nIt was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a stack-based buffer\noverflow. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute\narbitrary code. (CVE-2017-11571)\n\nIt was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a heap-based buffer\noverflow. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute\narbitrary code. (CVE-2017-11574)\n\nIt was discovered that FontForge was vulnerable to a buffer over-read.\nA remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS or execute arbitrary\ncode. (CVE-2017-11575, CVE-2017-11577)\n\nIt was discovered that FontForge wasn't correctly checking the sign of\na vector size. A remote attacker could use a crafted file to DoS.\n(CVE-2017-11576)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11568",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11569",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11571",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11572",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11574",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11575",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11576",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11577"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2017-09-04T15:44:10Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:34Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "fontforge",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/fontforge@20120731.b-5ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "20120731.b-5ubuntu0.1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "20120731.b-3ubuntu1",
        "20120731.b-4",
        "20120731.b-4ubuntu1",
        "20120731.b-5"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "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": "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"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-11568",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-11569",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-11571",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-11572",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-11574",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-11575",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-11576",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-11577",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3409-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11568"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11569"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11571"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11572"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11574"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11575"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11576"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11577"
    }
  ]
}