Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2025-23022 |
CWE-ID | CWE-190 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
FreeType Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | freetype.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU108929
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-23022
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the cf2_doFlex() function in cff/cf2intrp.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted image to the application, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsFreeType: 2.8 - 2.8.1
CPE2.3https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1312
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.