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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5496
FontForge 20190801 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the Type2NotDefSplines() function in splinesave.c.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
FontForge 20190801 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the Type2NotDefSplines() function in splinesave.c.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
fontforge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:20201107~dfsg-1"}]}]
Debian:13
fontforge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:20201107~dfsg-1"}]}]
Debian:14
fontforge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:20201107~dfsg-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org