Use After Free Affecting fontforge-debuginfo package, versions <0:20120731b-13.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.48% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-FONTFORGEDEBUGINFO-1686216
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed3 Jan 2020

Introduced: 3 Jan 2020

CVE-2020-5395  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 fontforge-debuginfo to version 0:20120731b-13.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1514.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fontforge-debuginfo package and not the fontforge-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

FontForge 20190801 has a use-after-free in SFD_GetFontMetaData in sfd.c.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1