[ GLSA 202004-14 ] FontForge: Multiple vulnerabilities

Thomas Deutschmann <[email protected]> Fri, 1 May 2020 01:01:42 +0200
Newsgroups	gmane.linux.gentoo.announce
Organization	Gentoo Foundation, Inc
Message-ID	<[email protected]>
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202004-14
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: FontForge: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: April 30, 2020
     Bugs: #706778, #715808
       ID: 202004-14

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FontForge, the worst of
which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background
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FontForge is a PostScript font editor and converter.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  media-gfx/fontforge         < 20200314               >= 20200314

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FontForge. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted font
using FontForge, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with
the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All FontForge users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/fontforge-20200314"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-15785
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15785
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-5395
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5395
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-5496
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5496

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-14

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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