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.

The EPSS score is 0.00014.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
FreeType FreeType affected
Version Status Constraints
2.13.2 affected
≤ 2.13.3
2.14.0 affected
≤ 2.14.1

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Vendor Product Confidence Versions
Freetype Freetype 100%
Version Status Scheme Platform
[2.13.2,2.13.3]
 affected semver —
[2.14.0,2.14.1]
 affected semver —

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6168-1 freetype security update
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/03/8 cve-icon
https://gitlab.com/freetype/freetype/-/commit/fc85a255849229c024c8e65f536fe1875d84841c cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23865 cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.14.2/ cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23865 cve-icon
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23865 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Freetype: Freetype: Information disclosure or denial of service via specially crafted font files
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 threat_severity

Moderate

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Freetype
Freetype freetype
Vendors & Products Freetype
Freetype freetype

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:30:00 +0000

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References

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

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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

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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
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'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Meta

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-04T00:16:54.590Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-23865

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-04T00:16:54.590Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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

Modified: 2026-03-04T01:15:55.710

Link: CVE-2026-23865

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-02T16:09:42Z

Links: CVE-2026-23865 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-03T08:42:54Z

Weaknesses