Debian dla-3754 : fontforge - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 191733

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3754 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3754-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk March 08, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : fontforge Version : 1:20170731~dfsg-1+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2020-5395 CVE-2020-5496 CVE-2024-25081 CVE-2024-25082 Debian Bug : 948231 1064967

Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in the font editor FontForge.

CVE-2020-5395

Use-after-free in SFD_GetFontMetaData()

CVE-2020-5496

Buffer overflow in Type2NotDefSplines()

CVE-2024-25081

Spline Font command injection via crafted filenames

CVE-2024-25082

Spline Font command injection via crafted archives or compressed files

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 1:20170731~dfsg-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your fontforge packages.

For the detailed security status of fontforge please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/fontforge

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the fontforge packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 191733

File Name: debian_DLA-3754.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/7/2024

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5496

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfontforge-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fontforge, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fontforge-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgdraw5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-fontforge, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fontforge-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfontforge2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fontforge-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fontforge-nox

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-5395, CVE-2020-5496, CVE-2024-25081, CVE-2024-25082

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