# CVE-2020-5496: FontForge 20190801 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the Type2NotDefSplines() function in splinesave.c.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-03 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

FontForge 20190801 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the Type2NotDefSplines() function in splinesave.c.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/4085
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00041.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-14
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00007.html

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