CVE-2020-37011Public exploit

Process crash via oversized TTF pattern

Published Jan 29, 2026 · Updated Jan 29, 2026

Heap corruption in GNOME Fonts Viewer 3.34.0 allows context-dependent attackers to crash the process via a crafted TTF font file. The parsing path processes an approximately 84,500-byte pattern appended to a TTF header, repeatedly calling malloc() until memory is exhausted. A user must open the malicious file in the viewer; the demonstrated outcome is a process crash, while repeated runs can freeze the host.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Heap corruption in GNOME Fonts Viewer 3.34.0 allows context-dependent attackers to crash the process via a crafted TTF font file. The parsing path processes an approximately 84,500-byte pattern appended to a TTF header, repeatedly calling malloc() until memory is exhausted. A user must open the malicious file in the viewer; the demonstrated outcome is a process crash, while repeated runs can freeze the host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-37011
Published
Jan 29, 2026
Updated
Jan 29, 2026
Vendor
XMLSoft
Product
Fonts
Classifications
CWE-787, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.34.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

XMLSoft · Fontsversion=3.34.0

Published CVSS scores

8.4VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.5VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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