Disclosure summary
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.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-400
Source-specific records & product guidance
Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.
NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-95512
Open original source · Updated Oct 05, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- access.redhat.com
- access.redhat.com
- bugzilla.redhat.com
- gitlab.freedesktop.org
PUBLISHED 2026-10-02T05:16:45-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-05T23:17:09-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-06T11:45:30-04:00