CVE-2025-27363

high KEV

Published 2025-03-31 · Modified 2025-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

9.5

Description

FreeType contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files that may allow for arbitrary code execution.

CISA KEV

Vendor: FreeType
Product: FreeType
Due date: 2025-05-27

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

{Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. Please check with specific vendors for information on patching status. For more information, please see: https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-05-01 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27363}

Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

OS impact

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

Arch Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Fixed	`2.13.3-3`

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`2.13.1+dfsg-1`
sid	Fixed	`2.13.1+dfsg-1`
forky	Fixed	`2.13.1+dfsg-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`2.10.4+dfsg-1+deb11u2`
bookworm	Fixed	`2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4`

Red Hat Fixed 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
9	Fixed	—
8	Fixed	—

Rocky Linux Fixed 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
9	Fixed	—
8	Fixed	—

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.