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The vulnerability of the FT_Request_Size function in the FreeType library, which allows a hacker to trigger a service failure

🗓️ 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00Reported by FSTEC of Russia — Information Security Threat DatabaseType 
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The FreeType FT_Request_Size vulnerability reads beyond buffers and lets a remote attacker cause service interruption.

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Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2022 : freetype, freetype-demos, freetype-devel (ALAS2022-2022-154)
20 Oct 202200:00
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Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2022 : freetype (ALAS2022-2022-238)
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Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2023 : freetype, freetype-demos, freetype-devel (ALAS2023-2023-074)
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20 Jan 2026 00:00Current
7High risk
Vulners AI Score7
CVSS 37.5
CVSS 27.8
EPSS0.00151
FreeType vulnerabilityRequest size functionBuffer overreadRemote attackerService interruption
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