DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1808

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1808
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1808.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1808
Upstream
Published
2008-06-16T19:41:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:05:47.366315Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}