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Severity: Normal
Title: FontForge: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 30, 2020
Bugs: #706778, #715808
ID: 202004-14

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FontForge, the worst of
which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background
==========

FontForge is a PostScript font editor and converter.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/fontforge < 20200314 >= 20200314

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FontForge. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted font
using FontForge, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with
the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All FontForge users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/fontforge-20200314"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-15785
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15785
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-5395
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5395
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-5496
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5496

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-14

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5