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freetype: vulnerability history, versions and safety

freetype is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 179 vulnerabilities for it across 20 releases, from Nov -0001 to Jul 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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179 vulnerabilities recorded U179
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3 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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1 in the last 12 months

Most recent disclosure 07 Jul 2026.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on freetype i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 3 of the 179 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 179 vulnerabilities on record across 2026 years, 1 in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 3 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 179 over 2026 years · 1 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 07 Jul 2026 i
  • Highest CVSS 9.8 i
  • With no published fix 3 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for freetype, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Newest 20 of 20 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 0 1
  • 2006 8
  • 2007 6
  • 2008 6
  • 2009 2
  • 2010 34
  • 2011 8
  • 2012 38
  • 2013 6
  • 2014 4
  • 2015 42
  • 2016 4
  • 2017 3
  • 2018 1
  • 2019 8
  • 2020 1
  • 2022 4
  • 2025 2
  • 2026 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 1 of the 179 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for freetype

The 5 most severe of 179 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Critical Memory Access Vulnerability in FreeType: Denial of Service Risk 9.8 critical 2.6-1 07 Jun 2016
Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability in FreeType Package 9.8 critical 2.6.1-0.1 30 Jul 2019
Heap-Based Buffer Over-Read in FreeType: CVE-2015-9381 8.8 high 2.6.1-0.1 03 Sep 2019
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in FreeType Demo Programs 7.8 high No fix published 02 Jun 2022
Denial of Service Vulnerability in FreeType: CVE-2014-9747 7.5 high 2.6-1 07 Jun 2016

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About freetype

Is freetype safe to use?

Vulert records 179 vulnerabilities for freetype in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 179 not yet rated. 3 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does freetype have?

179 vulnerabilities are recorded for freetype in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 179 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new freetype vulnerabilities disclosed?

1 vulnerability was recorded for freetype in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 30 Nov -0001. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of freetype are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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