CVE-2025-27363
An out of bounds write exists in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below (newer versions of FreeType are not vulnerable) when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and
02 Description
An out of bounds write exists in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below (newer versions of FreeType are not vulnerable) when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-05-06. Federal remediation due 2025-05-27.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 27.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-03-11 13:28Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-19 22:08Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-02-21
- Assigning CNA
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C/CR:H/IR:H/AR:H/MAV:N/MAC:L/MPR:N/MUI:N/MS:U/MC:H/MI:H/MA:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- ed296b02ab168e4fc4c65ef5eb34b71b35d6c6fde6790065407d7053993a432f
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.facebook.comhttps://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2025-27363
- source.android.comhttps://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-05-01
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-27363
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/13/1
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/13/2
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/13/3
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/13/8
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/13/11
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/13/12
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/14/1
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/14/2
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/14/3
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/14/4
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00030.html
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/06/3
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/16/5
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/19/3
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- freetype Fixed in 2.9.1-10.el8_10
- freetype-devel Fixed in 2.9.1-10.el8_10
- mingw32-freetype Fixed in 2.8-3.el8_10.1
- mingw32-freetype-static Fixed in 2.8-3.el8_10.1
- mingw64-freetype Fixed in 2.8-3.el8_10.1
- mingw64-freetype-static Fixed in 2.8-3.el8_10.1
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Arch Linux
- freetype2 Fixed in 2.13.3-3
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- freetype Fixed in 2.9.1-10.el8_10
- freetype-devel Fixed in 2.9.1-10.el8_10
- mingw32-freetype Fixed in 2.8-3.el8_10.1
- mingw32-freetype-static Fixed in 2.8-3.el8_10.1
- mingw64-freetype Fixed in 2.8-3.el8_10.1
- mingw64-freetype-static Fixed in 2.8-3.el8_10.1
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- freetype Fixed in 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- freetype Fixed in 2.13.1+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- freetype Fixed in 2.13.1+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- freetype Fixed in 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- freetype Fixed in 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- freetype Fixed in 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- freetype Fixed in 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.2+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.