CVE-2008-1808
N/A
Published: June 16, 2008 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeType
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
Multiple off-by-one errors in FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted table in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file or (2) a crafted SHC instruction in a TrueType Font (TTF) file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30600
References (59)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
Source: [email protected]
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=717Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30600Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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