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CVE-2026-95512

Freetype: freetype: denial of service via repeated subroutine allocations in cid font loader

5.5 MediumFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.18%Unchanged since Oct 2, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.5

Freetype: freetype: denial of service via repeated subroutine allocations in cid font loader

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.

Record
CVE-2026-95512
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-06
EUVDEUVD-2026-91327 5.5

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.

Record
EUVD-2026-91327
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-06
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m5vf-r2p2-8m29 5.5

A flaw was found in FreeType, specifically within its CID font loader. A remote attacker could...

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.

Record
GHSA-m5vf-r2p2-8m29
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.5

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.

Record
CVE-2026-95512
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-06
OSVBELL-CVE-2026-95512 5.5
Record
BELL-CVE-2026-95512
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

Freetype: freetype: denial of service via repeated subroutine allocations in cid font loader

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.

Record
CVE-2026-95512
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-07
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-95512 5.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-95512
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2026:74952 5.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update

Record
RHSA-2026:74952
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-95512 5.5

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-95512
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-107396 No score

CVE-2026-95512 affecting package freetype 2.13.2-2

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.

Record
AZL-107396
Updated
2026-11-05
OSVAZL-107859 No score

CVE-2026-95512 affecting package qtbase 6.6.3-6

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.

Record
AZL-107859
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2026-0547 No score

Updated freetype2 packages fixes a security vulnerability

Denial of service via repeated subroutine allocations in cid font loader. (CVE-2026-95512)

Record
MGASA-2026-0547
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-8881-1 No score

freetype vulnerability

It was discovered that FreeType had a flaw in its CID font loader. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FreeType to consume excessive memory and CPU resources, leading to a denial of service.

Record
USN-8881-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freetype
Azure Linux:3
 through 2.13.2-2 None known
qtbase
Azure Linux:3
 through 6.6.3-6 None known
freetype
Alpaquita:23
 2.12.1-r0 up to 2.13.3-r2
2.13.3-r2
freetype
Alpaquita:25
 2.13.3-r0 up to 2.13.3-r2
2.13.3-r2
freetype
Alpaquita:stream
 2.13.0-r6 up to 2.14.3-r1
2.14.3-r1
freetype
BellSoft Hardened Containers:23
 2.12.1-r0 up to 2.13.3-r2
2.13.3-r2
freetype
BellSoft Hardened Containers:25
 2.13.3-r0 up to 2.13.3-r2
2.13.3-r2
freetype
BellSoft Hardened Containers:stream
 2.13.0-r6 up to 2.14.3-r1
2.14.3-r1
freetype
Debian:12
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.12.1+dfsg-52.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u12.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u22.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u32.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4
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2.13.0+dfsg-12.13.1+dfsg-12.13.2+dfsg-12.13.3+dfsg-12.14.1+dfsg-12.14.1+dfsg-22.14.2+dfsg-12.14.3+dfsg-12.14.3+dfsg-22.14.3+dfsg-3
 None known
freetype
Debian:13
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.13.3+dfsg-12.13.3+dfsg-1+deb13u12.14.1+dfsg-12.14.1+dfsg-22.14.2+dfsg-12.14.3+dfsg-12.14.3+dfsg-22.14.3+dfsg-3
 None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freetype
Debian:14
 before 2.14.3+dfsg-3, plus listed versions
2.13.3+dfsg-12.14.1+dfsg-12.14.1+dfsg-22.14.2+dfsg-12.14.3+dfsg-12.14.3+dfsg-2
2.14.3+dfsg-3
freetype2
Mageia:10
 before 2.14.2-1.3.mga10
2.14.2-1.3.mga10
freetype2
Mageia:10
 before 2.14.2-1.3.mga10.tainted
2.14.2-1.3.mga10.tainted
freetype
Red Hat:hummingbird:1
 before 0:2.14.3-2.1.hum1
0:2.14.3-2.1.hum1
freetype-demos
Red Hat:hummingbird:1
 before 0:2.14.3-2.1.hum1
0:2.14.3-2.1.hum1
freetype-devel
Red Hat:hummingbird:1
 before 0:2.14.3-2.1.hum1
0:2.14.3-2.1.hum1
freetype
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.4.12-0ubuntu12.5.0.1-0ubuntu22.5.1-1ubuntu12.5.1-1ubuntu22.5.1-2ubuntu1
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2.5.2-1ubuntu12.5.2-1ubuntu22.5.2-1ubuntu2.12.5.2-1ubuntu2.22.5.2-1ubuntu2.32.5.2-1ubuntu2.42.5.2-1ubuntu2.52.5.2-1ubuntu2.62.5.2-1ubuntu2.72.5.2-1ubuntu2.82.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm12.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm2
 None known
freetype
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.5.2-4ubuntu22.6.1-0.1ubuntu12.6.1-0.1ubuntu22.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.12.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.2
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2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.32.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.42.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.52.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5+esm12.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5+esm2
 None known
freetype
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.8-0.2ubuntu22.8.1-0.1ubuntu22.8.1-0.1ubuntu32.8.1-2ubuntu12.8.1-2ubuntu22.8.1-2ubuntu2.12.8.1-2ubuntu2.22.8.1-2ubuntu2.2+esm1
 None known
freetype
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.9.1-42.10.1-22.10.1-2ubuntu0.12.10.1-2ubuntu0.22.10.1-2ubuntu0.32.10.1-2ubuntu0.4
 None known
freetype
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 before 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4, plus listed versions
2.10.4+dfsg-1build12.10.4+dfsg-1build22.11.0+dfsg-12.11.1+dfsg-12.11.1+dfsg-1build12.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.22.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3
2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4
freetype
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 before 2.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions
2.13.1+dfsg-12.13.2+dfsg-12.13.2+dfsg-1build22.13.2+dfsg-1build32.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
2.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
freetype
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 before 2.14.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions
2.13.3+dfsg-1build12.14.1+dfsg-12.14.1+dfsg-22.14.2+dfsg-12.14.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
2.14.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2

History

History
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-95512 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Red Hat Build Of Openjdk 11 Els, published October 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. Fixed in freetype 2.13.3-r2.

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