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CRITICAL
CVE-2019-15785
FontForge Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

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

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 29, 2019, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 13, 2020, 2:23 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-15785 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fontforge fontforge
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-15785.

URL Resource
https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/commit/626f751752875a0ddd74b9e217b6f4828713573c
https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/pull/3886 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-14

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-15785 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-14 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fontforge_project:fontforge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 20190801 OR *cpe:2.3:a:fontforge:fontforge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 20190801
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/commit/626f751752875a0ddd74b9e217b6f4828713573c [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/pull/3886 No Types Assigned https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/pull/3886 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fontforge_project:fontforge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 20190801
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.50 }} 0.08%

score

0.76665

percentile

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