CVE-2026-95512
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Description
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.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-02 09:16:45.300000
Last modified
2026-11-06 03:16:46.980000
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