CVE-2008-1807 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2008-1807

FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code...

Vulnerability Description

FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid "number of axes" field in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file, which triggers a free of arbitrary memory locations, leading to memory corruption.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

freetype
Vulnerable Versions:
1.3.1, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.5

Timeline

Official Publish: June 16th, 2008
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.