Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the cf2_hintmap_build function in cff/cf2hints.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of stem hints in a font file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | freetype | 2.5.2-1.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | freetype | 2.5.2-1.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | freetype | 2.5.2-1.1 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | ft2demos +1 | 2.5.3-5.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:0455-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 | ft2demos +1 | 2.5.3-5.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:0455-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | freetype2 | 2.13.3-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20204-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ft2demos +1 | 2.7-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1 |
Advisories 5
- SUSE-SU-2025:20204-1 Security update for freetype2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1 freetype2-devel-2.7-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1 ft2demos-2.7-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:0455-1 Security update for freetype2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-1232 FreeType: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 3, 2025
References
- 57291 third-party-advisory
- 1029895 vdb-entry
- USN-2148-1 vendor-advisory
- 57447 third-party-advisory
- http://www.freetype.org/index.html
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41697
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.5.3
- 66074 vdb-entry