CVE-2008-1808

CVE Details

Release Date:	2008-06-16
Impact:	Important	What is this?

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.5
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (freetype)	ELSA-2008-0556	2008-06-20
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (freetype)	ELSA-2009-0329	2009-05-26
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (freetype)	ELSA-2008-0556	2008-06-20
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (freetype)	ELSA-2009-0329	2009-05-26
Oracle Linux version 5 (freetype)	ELSA-2008-0556	2008-06-20