Medium 6.5Published Sep 3, 2019

CVE-2015-9383FreeType before 2.6.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read in tt_cmap14_validate in sfnt/ttcmap.c.

Updated under an hour ago (Nov 2, 2026, 12:10 AM ET)

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FreeType before 2.6.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read in tt_cmap14_validate in sfnt/ttcmap.c.

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-125
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

freetype freetype freetype:freetype	before 2.6.2	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	8.0	NVD
canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux	12.04; 14.04; 16.04	NVD

References

References

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=57cbb8c148999ba8f14ed53435fc071ac9953afd	patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00002.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?46346	exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4126-1/	third-party-advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4126-2/	third-party-advisory

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