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CVE-2026-23865 (GCVE-0-2026-23865)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-02 16:09 – Updated: 2026-03-04 00:16
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-02 16:25 UTC
CWE
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
FreeType FreeType Affected: 2.13.2 , ≤ 2.13.3 (semver)
Affected: 2.14.0 , ≤ 2.14.1 (semver)
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