{"description":"Trending threats, MITRE ATT\u0026CK coverage, and detection metadata. Fed continuously.","favicon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/favicon-32x32.png","feed_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/vendors/freetype/feed.json","home_page_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/","icon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/apple-touch-icon.png","items":[{"_cs_actors":[],"_cs_cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"],"_cs_cves":[{"cvss":5.4,"id":"CVE-2024-1300"}],"_cs_exploited":false,"_cs_has_poc":false,"_cs_poc_references":[],"_cs_products":["FreeType"],"_cs_severities":["low"],"_cs_tags":[],"_cs_type":"advisory","_cs_vendors":["FreeType"],"content_html":"\u003cp\u003eA security vulnerability exists in the FreeType font rendering engine, tracked as CVE-2024-1300. The flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by inducing the library to crash during the processing of a specially crafted font file. FreeType is a widely used library embedded in numerous applications, desktop environments, and operating systems across Linux, Windows, and macOS to handle font rendering. Because font processing often occurs in the context of opening files, viewing documents, or loading web page assets, successful exploitation can lead to the unexpected termination of the application or system process handling the malicious data. Defenders should identify dependencies on the affected FreeType versions and monitor for updates released by operating system vendors and application maintainers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"impact\"\u003eImpact\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuccessful exploitation of CVE-2024-1300 results in a denial-of-service, rendering the affected application or service unstable or unavailable. This vulnerability poses a risk to any system that renders user-provided or untrusted font files, potentially impacting a broad range of consumer and enterprise software. While this does not appear to facilitate arbitrary code execution, the impact on availability can disrupt critical workflows in environments relying on applications with font-processing capabilities.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"recommendation\"\u003eRecommendation\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify and audit software components that rely on the affected version of the FreeType library.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonitor security update feeds from OS vendors (e.g., Linux distribution maintainers) and software vendors that bundle FreeType, as patches are released via downstream channels.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply security patches for CVE-2024-1300 to all systems and applications upon vendor release.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n","date_modified":"2026-10-13T12:30:44Z","date_published":"2026-10-13T12:30:44Z","id":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-10-freetype-dos/","summary":"A vulnerability in the FreeType font rendering engine, identified as CVE-2024-1300, allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial-of-service condition via specially crafted font files.","title":"FreeType Denial of Service Vulnerability","url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-10-freetype-dos/"}],"language":"en","title":"CraftedSignal Threat Feed - FreeType","version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1"}