CVE-2008-1808

Impact

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

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• 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
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31479
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31577
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31707
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31709
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31711
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31712
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31823
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31856
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31900
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35204
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-10.xml