Security update for fontforge

This update for fontforge fixes the following issues: CVE-2017-17521: Fixed command injection in help function uiutil.c bsc1073014 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST onlineupdate or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the...

Mensis Parameter Injection Vulnerability

Mensis is an open source font editor. A security vulnerability exists in the uiutil.c file in Mensis version 0.0.080507, which originates from the program failing to validate strings before starting the program. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform a parameter injection...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17534

uiutil.c in Mensis 0.0.080507 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-17521...

CVE-2017-17521

uiutil.c in FontForge through 20170731 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-17534...