CVE-2017-11570
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in umodenc (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS...
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in umodenc (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in umodenc (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
- Record
CVE-2017-11570- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in umodenc (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
- Record
CVE-2017-11570- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-3185 No score
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in umodenc (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-3185- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2x7-4952-c69x
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in umodenc (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS...
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in umodenc (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
- Record
GHSA-g2x7-4952-c69x- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in umodenc (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
- Record
CVE-2017-11570- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-11570
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in umodenc (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11570- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-11570
FontForge 20161012 is vulnerable to a buffer over-read in umodenc (parsettf.c) resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted otf file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11570- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
fontforgeDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:20230101~dfsg-11:20230101~dfsg-1.11:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u11:20230101~dfsg-21:20230101~dfsg-3 Show 8 moreShow less1:20230101~dfsg-41:20230101~dfsg-51:20230101~dfsg-61:20230101~dfsg-71:20230101~dfsg-81:20230101~dfsg-91:20251009+git20260808~dfsg-11:20251009+git20260808~dfsg-2 |
None known |
fontforgeDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:20230101~dfsg-41:20230101~dfsg-51:20230101~dfsg-61:20230101~dfsg-71:20230101~dfsg-81:20230101~dfsg-91:20251009+git20260808~dfsg-11:20251009+git20260808~dfsg-2 |
None known |
fontforgeDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:20230101~dfsg-41:20230101~dfsg-51:20230101~dfsg-61:20230101~dfsg-71:20230101~dfsg-81:20230101~dfsg-91:20251009+git20260808~dfsg-11:20251009+git20260808~dfsg-2 |
None known |
fontforgeUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20120731.b-520120731.b-5ubuntu120120731.b-7.120120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.120120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
None known |
fontforgeUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:20161005~dfsg-4+deb9u1ubuntu11:20170731~dfsg-11:20170731~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
fontforgeUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:20170731~dfsg-1build11:20170731~dfsg-21:20190801~dfsg-21:20190801~dfsg-2ubuntu11:20190801~dfsg-41:20190801~dfsg-4ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
fontforgeUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:20201107~dfsg-41:20201107~dfsg-4build11:20201107~dfsg-4+deb11u1build0.22.04.1 |
None known |
fontforgeUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:20230101~dfsg-1build11:20230101~dfsg-1build21:20230101~dfsg-1.11:20230101~dfsg-1.1build1 |
None known |
fontforgeUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:20230101~dfsg-4build11:20230101~dfsg-4build21:20230101~dfsg-71:20230101~dfsg-8 |
None known |
fontforgeUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:20230101~dfsg-8build11:20230101~dfsg-91:20251009+git20260808~dfsg-2 |
None known |
fontforgeUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:20230101~dfsg-81:20230101~dfsg-8build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-11570 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Fontforge, published July 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.