An out of bounds write exists in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below (newer versions of FreeType are not vulnerable) when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files. The vulnerable code assigns a signed short value to an unsigned long and then adds a static value causing it to wrap around and allocate too small of a heap buffer. The code then writes up to 6 signed long integers out of bounds relative to this buffer. This may result in arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability may have been exploited in the wild.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | alma-upgrade-freetypealma-upgrade-freetype-develalma-upgrade-mingw32-freetypealma-upgrade-mingw32-freetype-staticalma-upgrade-mingw64-freetypealma-upgrade-mingw64-freetype-static | Apr 2, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-freetype | Aug 8, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-freetypeamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-freetype-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-freetype-demosamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-freetype-devel | Apr 2, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-freetype | May 13, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-freetypeamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-freetype-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-freetype-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-freetype-demosamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-freetype-demos-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-freetype-devel | Apr 15, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-freetype | Mar 19, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025342 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026039 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Jan 13, 2026 | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-freetype | May 15, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-freetype | May 13, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-freetype | Jun 13, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-freetype | Jun 11, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-freetype | Jun 11, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Nutanix Ahv | nutanix-ahv-upgrade-latest | Jun 5, 2026 | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| Oracle Missing Cpu Jul 2025 | oracle-apply-jul-2025-cpu | Jul 16, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-freetypeoracle-linux-upgrade-freetype-demosoracle-linux-upgrade-freetype-develoracle-linux-upgrade-mingw32-freetypeoracle-linux-upgrade-mingw32-freetype-staticoracle-linux-upgrade-mingw64-freetypeoracle-linux-upgrade-mingw64-freetype-static | Apr 2, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Redhat Openshift | linuxrpm-upgrade-rhcos | May 9, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Redhat_linux | redhat-upgrade-freetyperedhat-upgrade-freetype-debuginforedhat-upgrade-freetype-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-freetype-demosredhat-upgrade-freetype-demos-debuginforedhat-upgrade-freetype-develredhat-upgrade-mingw32-freetyperedhat-upgrade-mingw32-freetype-debuginforedhat-upgrade-mingw32-freetype-staticredhat-upgrade-mingw64-freetyperedhat-upgrade-mingw64-freetype-debuginforedhat-upgrade-mingw64-freetype-staticredhat-upgrade-spice-client-win-x64redhat-upgrade-spice-client-win-x86 | Apr 1, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Rocky_linux | rocky-upgrade-freetyperocky-upgrade-freetype-debuginforocky-upgrade-freetype-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-freetype-devel | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-freetype2-develsuse-upgrade-freetype2-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-freetype2-profile-tti35suse-upgrade-ft2demossuse-upgrade-ftbenchsuse-upgrade-ftdiffsuse-upgrade-ftdumpsuse-upgrade-ftgammasuse-upgrade-ftgridsuse-upgrade-ftinspectsuse-upgrade-ftlintsuse-upgrade-ftmultisuse-upgrade-ftstringsuse-upgrade-ftvalidsuse-upgrade-ftviewsuse-upgrade-libfreetype6suse-upgrade-libfreetype6-32bit | Dec 5, 2025 | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libfreetype6ubuntu-upgrade-libfreetype6 | Mar 18, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jul 2, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 |
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