CVE catalog

CVE-2020-25690

fontforge: CVE-2020-25690

Severity: High · CVSS 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Jan 21, 2020, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.34% · Oct 25, 2026

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in FontForge in versions before 20200314 while parsing SFD files containing certain LayerCount tokens. This flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the memory allocated on the heap, causing the application to crash or execute arbitrary code. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

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
Opensuse	fontforge	leap 15.1	`20170731-lp151.4.6.1`	fixed
Suse	fontforge	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5	`20170731-11.14.1`	fixed

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
Opensuse	fontforge	rpm	leap 15.1	`20170731-lp151.4.6.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2111-1	Not reported
Suse	fontforge	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5	`20170731-11.14.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2020:3628-1	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, 5:49:50 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]