CVE-2019-15785 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-119) in FontForge versions 20190813 through 20190820, specifically within the PrefsUI_LoadPrefs function. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this flaw allows for remote, unauthenticated attacks with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 20190801CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fontforge:fontforge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.