PT-2025-53822 · Fontforge+2 · Fontforge+2

Published 2025-01-01 · Updated 2026-04-13 · CVE-2025-15275

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FontForge (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in FontForge due to insufficient validation of the length of user-supplied data when parsing SFD files. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. User interaction is required, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file, to trigger the issue. The vulnerability was identified as ZDI-CAN-28543.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2026:2039

ALSA-2026:2230

ALSA-2026:7677

CVE-2025-15275

MGASA-2026-0034

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10122-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20235-1

RHSA-2026:2039

RHSA-2026:2213

RHSA-2026:2230

RHSA-2026:2232

RHSA-2026:2566

RHSA-2026:7677

RHSA-2026:8937

SUSE-SU-2026:20435-1

ZDI-25-1189

Affected Products

Debian

Fontforge

Rocky Linux

References · 49

• https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-7677.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-15275 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:2039 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:10122-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:7677 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-2039.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-1189 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026:2230 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15275 · Security Note
• https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:7677 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-15275 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0034.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:20435-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-7677.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-15275 · Vendor Advisory