CVE-2025-15278

FontForge GUtils XBM File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Dec 31, 2025
Updated
Dec 31, 2025
Reserved
Dec 29, 2025

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Description

FontForge GUtils XBM File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of pixels within XBM files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27865.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.07.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hzdi

Weaknesses

  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Affected Products

ProductVersions
FontForgeFontForge
  • 88de9b7dc76fbdef9069b7664ecc280f1c15ba2fAffected

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