CVE-2026-63660

HIGHCVSS 8.1/10

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CVE-2026-63660 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.1/10 on the CVSS scale. node-fontnik is a library that delivers a range of glyphs rendered as SDFs (signed distance fields) in a protocol buffer. Prior to version 0.7.7, a crafted font could trigger a heap out-of-bounds write in RenderSDF (include/mapbox/glyph_foundry_impl.hpp).

Description

node-fontnik is a library that delivers a range of glyphs rendered as SDFs (signed distance fields) in a protocol buffer. Prior to version 0.7.7, a crafted font could trigger a heap out-of-bounds write in RenderSDF (include/mapbox/glyph_foundry_impl.hpp). RenderSDF computed the SDF bitmap allocation size as buffered_width * buffered_height in 32-bit unsigned int. Glyph dimensions are derived from the uploaded font's outline bounding box with no upper bound, so a glyph large enough to make that product exceed 2³² wrapped to a small value. The buffer was then under-allocated while the render loop still wrote one byte per pixel, corrupting the heap (CWE-190 → CWE-787) and crashing the process. A 680-byte font is enough to drive FreeType to a 65536×65536 buffered glyph, wrapping the size to 0. This issue has been patched in version 0.7.7.

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Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
mapboxnode-fontnik< 0.7.7

References

Timeline

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-63660?
node-fontnik is a library that delivers a range of glyphs rendered as SDFs (signed distance fields) in a protocol buffer. Prior to version 0.7.7, a crafted font could trigger a heap out-of-bounds write in RenderSDF (include/mapbox/glyph_foundry_impl.hpp). RenderSDF computed the SDF bitmap allocation size as buffered_width * buffered_height in 32-bit unsigned int. Glyph dimensions are derived from the uploaded font's outline bounding box with no upper bound, so a glyph large enough to make that product exceed 2³² wrapped to a small value. The buffer was then under-allocated while the render loop still wrote one byte per pixel, corrupting the heap (CWE-190 → CWE-787) and crashing the process. A 680-byte font is enough to drive FreeType to a 65536×65536 buffered glyph, wrapping the size to 0. This issue has been patched in version 0.7.7.
How severe is CVE-2026-63660?
CVE-2026-63660 has a CVSS score of 8.1/10 (HIGH severity).
How do I fix CVE-2026-63660?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST