CVE-2025-15274

Name
CVE-2025-15274
Description
FontForge SFD File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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 the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-28544.
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-25-1190/

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