CVE-2025-15271

Name
CVE-2025-15271
Description
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-28562.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
Mailing lists
Exploits
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
x_research-advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-1193/

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
fontforge == aca4f524c6cb14cdc7bc4cd493492a33f5154797 == None
cpe:2.3:a:fontforge:fontforge:2025-11-17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* fontforge == None == 2025-11-17

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
fontforge edge-community 20251009-r0 Ed Robinson <ed@reevoo.com> possibly vulnerable
fontforge edge-community 20230101-r6 Ed Robinson <ed@reevoo.com> possibly vulnerable
fontforge edge-community 20230101-r5 Ed Robinson <ed@reevoo.com> possibly vulnerable
fontforge 3.23-community 20230101-r6 Ed Robinson <ed@reevoo.com> possibly vulnerable