CVE-2026-50811

MEDIUM

FreeType < 2.14.4 - Out-of-Bounds Read in TT_Get_Var_Design via GX Variation Handling

Title source: llm

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 (5)

Core 5

Core References

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1436

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/commit/5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71

https://github.com/freetype/freetype/commit/5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

https://gist.github.com/junius-sec/6dd0fb25b643f89914083a38e5e57ace

Various Sources

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/work_items/1436

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0028

EPSS Percentile 20.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-125

Status published

Published Jul 07, 2026

Tracked Since Jul 08, 2026