fontconfig_project CVE Vulnerabilities & Metrics

Focus on fontconfig_project vulnerabilities and metrics.

Last updated: 16 Apr 2026, 22:25 UTC

About fontconfig_project Security Exposure

This page consolidates all known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) associated with fontconfig_project. We track both calendar-based metrics (using fixed periods) and rolling metrics (using gliding windows) to give you a comprehensive view of security trends and risk evolution. Use these insights to assess risk and plan your patching strategy.

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Global CVE Overview

Total fontconfig_project CVEs: 2
Earliest CVE date: 13 Aug 2016, 01:59 UTC
Latest CVE date: 25 Mar 2026, 17:17 UTC

Latest CVE reference: CVE-2026-34085

Rolling Stats

30-day Count (Rolling): 1
365-day Count (Rolling): 1

Calendar-based Variation

Calendar-based Variation compares a fixed calendar period (e.g., this month versus the same month last year), while Rolling Growth Rate uses a continuous window (e.g., last 30 days versus the previous 30 days) to capture trends independent of calendar boundaries.

Variations & Growth

Month Variation (Calendar): 0%
Year Variation (Calendar): 0%

Month Growth Rate (30-day Rolling): 0.0%
Year Growth Rate (365-day Rolling): 0.0%

Monthly CVE Trends (current vs previous Year)

Annual CVE Trends (Last 20 Years)

Critical fontconfig_project CVEs (CVSS ≥ 9) Over 20 Years

CVSS Stats

Average CVSS: 2.3

Max CVSS: 4.6

Critical CVEs (≥9): 0

CVSS Range vs. Count

Range Count
0.0-3.9 1
4.0-6.9 1
7.0-8.9 0
9.0-10.0 0

CVSS Distribution Chart

Top 5 Highest CVSS fontconfig_project CVEs

These are the five CVEs with the highest CVSS scores for fontconfig_project, sorted by severity first and recency.

All CVEs for fontconfig_project

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.

CVE-2016-5384 fontconfig_project vulnerability CVSS: 4.6 13 Aug 2016, 01:59 UTC

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 via a crafted cache file.