CVE-2008-1806
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 4.1%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-189
- EPSS score
- 4.1% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1806)
- Published
- June 16, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1806 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- freetype / freetype
- freetype / freetype
- freetype / freetype
- freetype / freetype
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=715
- 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(Vendor Advisory)
- 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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-10.xml
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020238
- 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.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495497/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29640(Patch)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-643-1
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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