FontForge GUtils XBM File Parsing Integer 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 pixels within XBM files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27865.
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| Description | FontForge GUtils XBM File Parsing Integer 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 pixels within XBM files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27865. | |
| Title | FontForge GUtils XBM File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-190 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-31T16:19:54.162Z
Reserved: 2025-12-29T20:02:16.884Z
Link: CVE-2025-15278
Updated: 2025-12-31T16:19:51.528Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-12-31T07:15:52.193
Modified: 2025-12-31T20:42:15.637
Link: CVE-2025-15278
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