fontconfig before 2.17.1 has an off-by-one error in allocation during sfnt capability handling, leading to a one-byte out-of-bounds write, and potentially a crash or code execution. This is in FcFontCapabilities in fcfreetype.c.
History

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title Off-by-One Vulnerability in Fontconfig May Enable Code Execution fontconfig: Fontconfig: Security flaw allows arbitrary code execution or system crash
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


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First Time appeared Fontconfig Project
Fontconfig Project fontconfig
Vendors & Products Fontconfig Project
Fontconfig Project fontconfig

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Title Off-by-One Vulnerability in Fontconfig May Enable Code Execution

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Description fontconfig before 2.17.1 has an off-by-one error in allocation during sfnt capability handling, leading to a one-byte out-of-bounds write, and potentially a crash or code execution. This is in FcFontCapabilities in fcfreetype.c.
Weaknesses CWE-193
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-25T16:56:57.003Z

Reserved: 2026-03-25T16:54:36.761Z

Link: CVE-2026-34085

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-25T17:17:09.210

Modified: 2026-03-26T15:13:15.790

Link: CVE-2026-34085

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-25T16:54:37Z

Links: CVE-2026-34085 - Bugzilla