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CVE-2008-1808

Date: June 16, 2008

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.

Severity Score

7.3

Related Resources (62)

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

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

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31823

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31900

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31709

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/30819

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31707

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00004.html

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

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

Url: http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html

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

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

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00003.html

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/30766

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31856

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/30721

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/30600

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31577

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

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

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

Url: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020240

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/30967

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

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

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/35204

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

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

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

Url: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html

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

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1808

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

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

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

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

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

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/30821

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31712

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31711

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/31479

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/30740

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

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

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

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1808

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

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

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

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/33937

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

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

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-1808

Severity Score

7.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Numeric Errors

CWE-189

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.3
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.5
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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