CVE-2008-1808

Published: 16 June 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.

Status

References

• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-643-1
• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1808
• NVD
• Launchpad
• Debian

Bugs

• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/251369
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/238977