CVE-2026-23865

Published: Mar 2, 2026Modified: May 1, 2026

5.3

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.4

Source: cve-assign@fb.com (Secondary)

Description

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Freetype: Freetype

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Freetype Freetype	From 2.13.2 to 2.13.3
Freetype Freetype	From 2.14.0 to 2.14.1

Related CWEs

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (4)

https://gitlab.com/freetype/freetype/-/commit/fc85a255849229c024c8e65f536fe1875d84841c

Source: cve-assign@fb.com

Patch

https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.14.2/

Source: cve-assign@fb.com

Release Notes

https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23865

Source: cve-assign@fb.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/03/8

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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