<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="201201-08"> <title>FontForge: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title> <synopsis>A stack-based buffer overflow flaw in FontForge could result in execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">FontForge</product> <announced>January 23, 2012</announced> <revised>January 23, 2012: 1</revised> <bug>386293</bug> <access>remote</access> <affected> <package name="media-gfx/fontforge" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">20110222-r1</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">20110222-r1</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p>FontForge is a PostScript font editor and converter.</p> </background> <description> <p>FontForge is vulnerable to an error when processing the "CHARSET_REGISTRY" header in font files, which could cause a stack-based buffer overflow. </p> </description> <impact type="normal"> <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted BDF file using FontForge font editor, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the FontForge process, or a Denial of Service (application crash). </p> </impact> <workaround> <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> </workaround> <resolution> <p>All FontForge users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/fontforge-20110222-r1" </code> <p>NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since October 12, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue. </p> </resolution> <references> <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4259">CVE-2010-4259</uri> </references> <metadata timestamp="Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:24:32 +0000" tag="requester"> underling </metadata> <metadata timestamp="Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:57:55 +0000" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata> </glsa>