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Freetype CVE-2026-23865

MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-03-02 cve-assign@fb.com
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.3 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
5.3 MEDIUM
qualitative

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CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Apr 09, 2026 - 20:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:55 vuln.today
CVE Published
Mar 02, 2026 - 17:16 nvd
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds memory read in FreeType 2.13.2 and 2.13.3 occurs during parsing of OpenType variable font tables (HVAR/VVAR/MVAR) due to an integer overflow in the tt_var_load_item_variation_store function. Local attackers with user interaction can exploit this by crafting malicious font files to trigger the vulnerability and read sensitive memory. The issue is resolved in FreeType 2.14.2.

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read). 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.

RemediationAI

Fixed in version 2.14.2..

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container:2.1.3-7.109 Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/base-os-container:2.2.1-5.93 Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Proxy-BYOS-EC2 Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-Azure-ltd Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-BYOS-EC2 Affected
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 Fixed
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Fixed

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CVE-2026-23865 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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