Disclosure summary
fontconfig before 2.17.1 has an off-by-one error in allocation during sfnt capability handling, leading to a one-byte out-of-bounds write, and potentially a crash or code execution. This is in FcFontCapabilities in fcfreetype.c.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-193
Source-specific records & product guidance
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Microsoft Security Updates (CVRF) · 2026-Mar
Open original source · Updated Apr 21, 2026
fontconfig before 2.17.1 has an off-by-one error in allocation during sfnt capability handling, leading to a one-byte out-of-bounds write, and potentially a crash or code execution. This is in FcFontCapabilities in fcfreetype.c.
Maximum of vendor-reported product scores; products and fixed builds are associations, not a universal affected-version statement.
Microsoft maximum product score: 5.9
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft update guide | azl3 fontconfig 2.14.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | (MSRC status code 3) |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- msrc.microsoft.com — Vendor advisory
PUBLISHED 2026-03-26T21:01:26-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-04-21T21:41:08-04:00
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