Use After Free Affecting fontforge package, versions <0:20200314-7.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-FONTFORGE-14841465
  • published1 Jan 2026
  • disclosed31 Dec 2025

Introduced: 31 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-15269  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 fontforge to version 0:20200314-7.el8_10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fontforge package and not the fontforge package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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-28564.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1