DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1806

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1806

    Published: 16 Jun 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-1806

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted set of 16-bit length values within the Private dictionary table in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1806

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: freetype

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.3.6-1

    Affected versions

    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