# Security update for fontforge

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1199-1  
Release Date: 2025-04-11T08:41:18Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1073014

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2017-17521

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2017-17521 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2017-17521 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for fontforge fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2017-17521: Fixed command injection in help function uiutil.c
    (bsc#1073014)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1199=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-1199=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * fontforge-debuginfo-20200314-150200.3.9.1
    * fontforge-devel-20200314-150200.3.9.1
    * fontforge-debugsource-20200314-150200.3.9.1
    * fontforge-20200314-150200.3.9.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * fontforge-doc-20200314-150200.3.9.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * fontforge-debuginfo-20200314-150200.3.9.1
    * fontforge-debugsource-20200314-150200.3.9.1
    * fontforge-20200314-150200.3.9.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17521.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1073014