CVE-2026-50811

FreeType 2.14.3 Out‑of‑Bounds Read in TT_Get_Var_Design Enables Data Disclosure

Published Jul 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in FreeType 2.14.3 and versions before commit 5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71 in src/truetype/ttgxvar.c, in the TT_Get_Var_Design implementation used by FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8562-1 FreeType vulnerability
History
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Title FreeType 2.14.3 Out‑of‑Bounds Read in TT_Get_Var_Design Enables Data Disclosure
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Title Out-of-Bounds Read in FreeType 2.14.3 Variable Font Rendering
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Title Out-of-Bounds Read in FreeType 2.14.3 Variable Font Rendering
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Title Out-of-Bounds Read in FreeType TT_Get_Var_Design Exposing Process Memory
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Title Out-of-Bounds Read in FreeType TT_Get_Var_Design Exposing Process Memory
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Title Out-of-Bounds Read in FreeType's TT_Get_Var_Design via Variable Font Handling
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Title Out-of-Bounds Read in FreeType's TT_Get_Var_Design via Variable Font Handling
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Title FreeType Variable Font Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
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Title FreeType Variable Font Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
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Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Freetype
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Vendors & Products Freetype
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Description An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in FreeType 2.14.3 and versions before commit 5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71 in src/truetype/ttgxvar.c, in the TT_Get_Var_Design implementation used by FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jul 8, 2026, 7:47 PM
Reserved
Jun 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 7, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Jul 9, 2026, 5:02 PM