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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) 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.

    Published:Jun 10, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jun 16, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.0261
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Freetype
    Product
    Freetype
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-193 Off-by-one Error

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-50811 (CVSS 6.5) — An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in FreeType 2.14.3 and versions before commit 5a280ecde6f324de0d226…
    CVE-2026-23865 (CVSS 5.3) — An integer overflow in the tt_var_load_item_variation_store function of the Freetype library in versions 2.13.…
    CVE-2025-27363 (CVSS 8.1) — An out of bounds write exists in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below (newer versions of FreeType are not vulner…
    CVE-2025-23022 (CVSS 4) — FreeType 2.8.1 has a signed integer overflow in cf2_doFlex in cff/cf2intrp.c.…
    CVE-2022-27404 (CVSS 9.8) — FreeType commit 1e2eb65048f75c64b68708efed6ce904c31f3b2f was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via …
    CVE-2022-27406 (CVSS 7.5) — FreeType commit 22a0cccb4d9d002f33c1ba7a4b36812c7d4f46b5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation vi…
    CVE-2022-27405 (CVSS 7.5) — FreeType commit 53dfdcd8198d2b3201a23c4bad9190519ba918db was discovered to contain a segmentation violation vi…
    CVE-2020-15999 (CVSS 9.6) — Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentia…
    CVE-2015-9381 (CVSS 8.8) — FreeType before 2.6.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in T1_Get_Private_Dict in type1/t1parse.c.…
    CVE-2015-9382 (CVSS 6.5) — FreeType before 2.6.1 has a buffer over-read in skip_comment in psaux/psobjs.c because ps_parser_skip_PS_token…

    References

    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
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30600
    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/29637
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29639
    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
    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
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30600
    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/29637
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29639
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High