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FontForge: Arbitrary Code Execution — GLSA 202508-03

A vulnerability has been discovered in FontForge, which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected packages

Package media-gfx/fontforge on all architectures
Affected versions < 20230101-r1
Unaffected versions >= 20230101-r1

Background

FontForge is a PostScript font editor and converter.

Description

A vulnerabilitiy has been discovered in FontForge. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All FontForge users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/fontforge-20230101-r1"

References

Release date
August 06, 2025

Latest revision
August 06, 2025: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
local

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