CVE catalog

CVE-2019-15785

fontforge: CVE-2019-15785

Severity: Medium · CVSS 4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Published: Sep 11, 2019, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.65% · Oct 25, 2026

FontForge 20190813 through 20190820 has a buffer overflow in PrefsUI_LoadPrefs in prefs.c.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	fontforge	sid	`1:20251009+git20260808~dfsg-3`	not affected
Debian	fontforge	forky	`1:20251009+git20260808~dfsg-3`	not affected
Debian	fontforge	trixie	`1:20230101~dfsg-4`	not affected
Debian	fontforge	bookworm	`1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1`	not affected
Debian	fontforge	bookworm-security	`1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	fontforge	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	fontforge	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	fontforge	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	fontforge	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[fontforge]Not affected
Details (4)
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
[fontforge-common]Not affected
Source package: [fontforge]
Details (4)
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
[fontforge-doc]Not affected
Source package: [fontforge]
Details (4)
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
[fontforge-extras]Not affected
Source package: [fontforge]
Details (4)
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
[fontforge-nox]Not affected
Source package: [fontforge]
Details (4)
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
[libfontforge4]Not affected
Source package: [fontforge]
Details (4)
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
[python3-fontforge]Not affected
Source package: [fontforge]
Details (4)
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm
- 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · fontforge · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:41:03 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]