CVE-2008-1808

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-06-16 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

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.

Affected products

FreeType: 1.3.1, 2.0.6, 2.0.9, 2.1.7, 2.1.9, 2.1.10 (+6)

References

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

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