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CVE-2026-23865

An integer overflow in the tt_var_load_item_variation_store function of the Freetype library in versions 2.13.2 and 2.13

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00017
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
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Affected Products & Versions

2
freetype>= 2.13.2 and <= 2.13.3
freetype>= 2.14.0 and <= 2.14.1
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
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Network Adjacent Local Physical
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Low High
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None Low High
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None Required
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None Low High
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None Low High
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None Low High
Published to NVD02 Mar 2026 · 05:16 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

30
usnUSN-8341-1
usnUSN-8339-1
usnUSN-8334-1
usnUSN-8333-1
usnUSN-8332-1
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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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