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USN-6856-1
Vulnerability in fontforge (USN-6856-1)
Summary
vulnerability in fontforge (USN-6856-1). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `20120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1+esm1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **USN-6856-1** has been found in fontforge.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade fontforge to **20120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1+esm1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "fontforge USN-6856-1" on the vendor's site.
USN-6856-1 (fontforge) —
Patched: `20120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1+esm1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in fontforge.
📍 Affected scope
fontforge — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **20120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1+esm1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'fontforge' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'fontforge' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `fontforge` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade fontforge to 20120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1+esm1ステージング環境で 20120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1+esm1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
fontforge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"20120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1+esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
fontforge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:20170731~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
fontforge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:20190801~dfsg-4ubuntu0.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
fontforge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:20201107~dfsg-4+deb11u1build0.22.04.1"}]}]