CVE-2017-11574 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in FontForge 20161012, specifically within the readcffset function (parsettf.c). This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted OTF file. Rated 7.8 HIGH, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
20161012CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fontforge:fontforge:20161012:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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