CVE-2008-1808 in FreeType
Summary
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.
Reservation
04/15/2008
Disclosure
06/16/2008
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42782 | FreeType numeric error | 189 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2008-1808 |