GLSA 202004-14: FontForge: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	FontForge: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	04/30/2020
Bugs:	#706778, #715808
ID:	202004-14

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

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-gfx/fontforge	< 20200314	>= 20200314	All supported architectures

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

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202004-14.xml

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.