Fontconfig

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First CVE: Aug 13, 2016 · Active for 9 years

2
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 53% of tracked products
1.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Bottom 1%
7.8
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 66% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%

Trends Over Time

The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Fontconfig over time

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Aug 13, 2016
9 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Mar 25, 2026
124 days ago

CVE Severity & Scoring

Fontconfig2 CVEs
All CVEs352,785 CVEs
High
Attack Vector
Local2 (100.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low2 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None2 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low2 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)

Top CVEs

Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).

2 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
fontconfig before 2.12.1 does not validate offsets, which allows local users to trigger arbitrary free calls and consequently conduct double free attacks and execute arbitrary code
Aug 13, 20167.828NONO
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
Mar 25, 20267.826NONO

Exploit Exposure

Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).

CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%

Social Chatter

Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).

Media Mentions

Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).

Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Fontconfig

Top CWEs

Versions

VersionCVE CountAvg CVSSAvg EPSSKEVExploits
2.17.017.80.1%00