CVE-2026-23865 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/freetype/freetype/-/commit/fc85a255849229c024c8e65f536fe1875d84841c
https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.14.2/
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23865

History

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-125
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
References		https://gitlab.com/freetype/freetype/-/commit/fc85a255849229c024c8e65f536fe1875d84841c https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.14.2/ https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23865
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': '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'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Meta

Published: 2026-03-02T16:09:42.079Z

Updated: 2026-03-02T16:26:15.902Z

Reserved: 2026-01-16T19:49:26.309Z

Link: CVE-2026-23865

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-02T16:25:48.848Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-02T17:16:32.100

Modified: 2026-03-02T17:16:32.100

Link: CVE-2026-23865

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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