USN-6856-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25081)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2024-06-27 09:52 – Updated: 2026-06-25 10:46 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
fontforge vulnerabilities
Details
It was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled filenames. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a command injection. (CVE-2024-25081)
It was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled archives and compressed files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform command injection. (CVE-2024-25082)
References
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"details": "It was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled filenames. If a user or an\nautomated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a\nremote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a command injection.\n(CVE-2024-25081)\n\nIt was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled archives and compressed\nfiles. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform\ncommand injection. (CVE-2024-25082)\n",
"id": "USN-6856-1",
"modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:24Z",
"published": "2024-06-27T09:52:34Z",
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