Moderate: fontforge security update

fontforge Updated 02 Oct 2025

Summary

03/11/2020

Disclosed on

N/A

Severity

Yes i

Fix available

Unrated

Severity

Not published

CVSS Score

ALSA-2020:4844: Moderate: fontforge security update. Affects fontforge versions < 20170731-15.el8. Fixed in 20170731-15.el8. How to fix ↓

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Background

FontForge is a font editor for outline and bitmap fonts. It supports a range of font formats, including PostScript (ASCII and binary Type 1, some Type 3 and Type 0), TrueType, OpenType (Type2) and CID-keyed fonts.

Vulnerability Detail

The vulnerability in FontForge, identified as CVE-2020-25690, is related to the SFD_GetFontMetaData() function. The backport of this function was insufficient, leading to a security issue. The impact and potential ramifications of this vulnerability are not explicitly mentioned in the provided details.

How To Fix

Minimum fixed version

20170731-15.el8

This is the first release that contains the fix.

sudo dnf update fontforge

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Conclusion

In conclusion, the fontforge package has a moderate security vulnerability (CVE-2020-25690) related to the SFD_GetFontMetaData() function. It is recommended to update the package to the latest version to address this vulnerability. For further support on vulnerability remediation, you can contact DevNack.com.

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