---
id: CVE-2022-27405
title: >-
  FreeType commit 53dfdcd8198d2b3201a23c4bad9190519ba918db was discovered to
  contain a segmentation violation via the function FNT_Size_Request.
summary: >-
  FreeType commit 53dfdcd8198d2b3201a23c4bad9190519ba918db was discovered to
  contain a segmentation violation via the function FNT_Size_Request.
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
vendor: freetype
product: freetype
affected:
  - freetype < 2.12.0
  - fedora = 34
  - fedora = 35
  - fedora = 36
patched:
  - freetype 2.12.0
published: '2022-04-22'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27405'
references:
  - url: 'https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1139'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFPNRKDLCXHZVYYQLQMP44UHLU32GA6Z/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDU2FOEMCEF6WVR6ZBIH5MT5O7FAK6UP/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IWQ7IB2A75MEHM63WEUXBYEC7OR5SGDY/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYVC2NPKKXKP3TWJWG4ONYWNO6ZPHLA5/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TCEMWCM46PKM4U5ENRASPKQD6JDOLKRU/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-06'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://freetype.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1139'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFPNRKDLCXHZVYYQLQMP44UHLU32GA6Z/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDU2FOEMCEF6WVR6ZBIH5MT5O7FAK6UP/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IWQ7IB2A75MEHM63WEUXBYEC7OR5SGDY/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYVC2NPKKXKP3TWJWG4ONYWNO6ZPHLA5/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TCEMWCM46PKM4U5ENRASPKQD6JDOLKRU/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-06'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.02829
epssPercentile: 0.86024
ingestedAt: '2026-07-06T17:03:24.161Z'
---

## Overview

FreeType commit 53dfdcd8198d2b3201a23c4bad9190519ba918db was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function FNT_Size_Request.

## Affected

- `freetype < 2.12.0`
- `fedora = 34`
- `fedora = 35`
- `fedora = 36`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `freetype 2.12.0`