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 ?
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out of Bounds Read
Assigner
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Impacted products
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