Upstream information
Description
FontForge SFD File Parsing Use-After-Free 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 SFD files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-28525.
Upstream Security Advisories:
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (ZDI) | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | None |
| User Interaction | Required | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | High |
| Availability Impact | High | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3 | 3.1 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | fontforge | Affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | fontforge | Affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | fontforge | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | fontforge | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | fontforge | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | fontforge | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | fontforge | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | fontforge | Affected |
| Products at an unknown state of their lifecycle. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 | fontforge | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Dec 31 00:00:31 2025CVE page last modified: Wed Jan 7 12:48:44 2026