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Medium 5.3Published Mar 2, 2026
CVE-2026-23865An integer overflow in the tt_var_load_item_variation_store function of the Freetype library in versions 2.13.2 and 2.13.3 may allow for an out of bounds read operation when parsing HVAR/VVAR/MVAR ta…
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An integer overflow in the tt_var_load_item_variation_store function of the Freetype library in versions 2.13.2 and 2.13.3 may allow for an out of bounds read operation when parsing HVAR/VVAR/MVAR tables in OpenType variable fonts. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.2.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
freetype freetype freetype:freetype | from 2.13.2 through 2.13.3; from 2.14.0 through 2.14.1 | NVD |
References
- https://gitlab.com/freetype/freetype/-/commit/fc85a255849229c024c8e65f536fe1875d84841cpatch
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.14.2/release-notes
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23865third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/03/8mailing-list
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