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CVE-2008-1808

Multiple off-by-one errors in FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1)

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0261

Schedule remediation

CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Affected Products & Versions

1

freetypeall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

7.5

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD16 Jun 2008 · 07:41 PM

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Vendor Advisories

4

rhsaRHSA-2009:0329Important
usnUSN-643-1
rhsaRHSA-2008:0558Important
rhsaRHSA-2008:0556Important

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References & Sources

59

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=717

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.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html

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http://secunia.com/advisories/30600Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/30721

http://secunia.com/advisories/30740

http://secunia.com/advisories/30766

http://secunia.com/advisories/30819

http://secunia.com/advisories/30821

http://secunia.com/advisories/30967

http://secunia.com/advisories/31479

http://secunia.com/advisories/31577

http://secunia.com/advisories/31707

http://secunia.com/advisories/31709

http://secunia.com/advisories/31711

http://secunia.com/advisories/31712

http://secunia.com/advisories/31823

http://secunia.com/advisories/31856

http://secunia.com/advisories/31900

http://secunia.com/advisories/33937

http://secunia.com/advisories/35204

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-10.xml

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020240

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=3157&release_id=605780

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239006-1

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3026

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3129

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-318.htm

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0255

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:121

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0556.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0558.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0329.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495497/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29637Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29639Patch

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-643-1

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1794

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1876/references

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2423

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2525

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2558

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2608

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11188

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00717.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00721.html

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