CVE-2008-1808

CVE Details

Release Date:

2008-06-16

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.

See more information about CVE-2008-1808 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	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

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