CVE-2025-15270 (GCVE-0-2025-15270)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-31 06:58 – Updated: 2025-12-31 16:58
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Title
FontForge SFD File Parsing Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
FontForge SFD File Parsing Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of SFD files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated array. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-28563.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-129 - Improper Validation of Array Index
Assigner
zdi
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
FontForge FontForge Affected: aca4f524c6cb14cdc7bc4cd493492a33f5154797
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Date Public ?
2025-12-29 22:57
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