CVE-2026-95512
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs
Summary
A flaw was found in FreeType, specifically within its CID font loader. A remote attacker could trick a user into opening content that embeds or references a specially crafted CID-keyed font, causing repeated allocations and decryptions of subroutine data across multiple font dictionaries, leading to excessive memory and CPU consumption. This can result in a denial of service (DoS) for the application or service processing the font, potentially causing it to hang or terminate.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can remotely cause a denial of service in applications and services using FreeType for font rendering, making them hang or crash. This can disrupt availability of services that process user-supplied content.
Recommendation
Update FreeType to a version containing the fix for this issue and avoid opening untrusted content containing CID fonts. Consider limiting memory/CPU resources for processes that handle fonts.
Other vulnerabilities in FreeType
See all- CVE-2014-9747High
The t42_parse_encoding function in FreeType before version 2.5.4 does not properly update the current position for immediates-only mode, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Type42 font.
- CVE-2014-9674High
The Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in FreeType before version 2.5.4 does not validate length values, which can lead to integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
- CVE-2014-9668High
The woff_open_font function in FreeType before version 2.5.4 performs offset and length calculations without restricting length values, which can lead to integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVE-2014-9665High
The Load_SBit_Png function in FreeType before version 2.5.4 does not restrict the rows and pitch values of PNG data, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) by embedding a PNG file in a .ttf font file.
- CVE-2014-9663High
The tt_cmap4_validate function in FreeType before version 2.5.4 validates a certain length field before that field's value is completely calculated, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted cmap SFNT table.
- CVE-2014-9662High
In FreeType versions before 2.5.4, return values of point-allocation functions are not validated, which can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow. Remote attackers may exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted OTF font.
- CVE-2014-9661High
In FreeType before version 2.5.4, the type42/t42parse.c file does not consider that scanning can be incomplete without triggering an error, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Type42 font.
- CVE-2014-9660High
The _bdf_parse_glyphs function in FreeType before version 2.5.4 does not properly handle a missing ENDCHAR record, which can lead to denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or other unspecified impacts via a crafted BDF font.
- CVE-2014-9659High
The CFF CharString interpreter in FreeType before version 2.5.4 has a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted OpenType font.
- CVE-2014-9658High
The tt_face_load_kern function in FreeType before version 2.5.4 enforces an incorrect minimum table length, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TrueType font.
Original NVD description (English source)
A flaw was found in FreeType, specifically within its CID font loader. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening content that embeds or references a specially crafted CID-keyed font. This crafted font can cause repeated allocations and decryptions of subroutine data across multiple font dictionaries, leading to excessive memory and CPU consumption. This can result in a denial of service (DoS) for the application or service processing the font, potentially causing it to hang or terminate.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS