| Name | CVE-2017-11573 |
| Description | FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in ValidatePostScriptFontName (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 873588 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| fontforge (PTS) | wheezy | 0.0.20120101+git-2 | vulnerable |
| wheezy (security) | 0.0.20120101+git-2+deb7u1 | vulnerable | |
| jessie (security), jessie | 20120731.b-5+deb8u1 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (security), stretch | 1:20161005~dfsg-4+deb9u1 | vulnerable | |
| buster, sid | 1:20170731~dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fontforge | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | low | 873588 |
[stretch] - fontforge <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - fontforge <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - fontforge <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/3098