Vulnerability in Freetype

CVE-2008-1808

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.

EPSS: 0.042 (90.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Freetype — versions 1.3.1, 2.0.6, 2.0.9
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References