FreeType up to 2.3.5 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in FreeType up to 2.3.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1808. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeType up to 2.3.5 (Software Library) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 06/10/2008. The weakness was disclosed 06/16/2008 by regenrecht (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-1808 since 04/15/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33229 (CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : freetype (CESA-2008:0556)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115928 (VMware Security Update (VMSA-2008-0014)).

Upgrading to version 2.3.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43242), Tenable (33229), SecurityFocus (BID 29639†), OSVDB (46177†) and Secunia (SA30600†). The entries VDB-3813, VDB-39245, VDB-39887 and VDB-42781 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33229
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : freetype (CESA-2008:0556)
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OpenVAS ID: 61593
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1635-1 (freetype)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FreeType 2.3.4

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04/15/2008 🔍
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08/12/2019 +1610 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: regenrecht
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1808 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1808
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42782

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X-Force: 43242
SecurityFocus: 29639 - FreeType TrueType Font 'SHC' Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 30600
OSVDB: 46177 - FreeType2 Printer Font Binary (PFB) and TrueType Font (TTF) font file buffer overflow
SecurityTracker: 1020240
Vulnerability Center: 18664 - FreeType2 Off-by-One Error Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Code and Cause DoS, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-1794

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/12/2019 06:56
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (76), 08/12/2019 06:56 (12)
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