CVE-2008-1806

Description

Integer overflow in FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted set of 16-bit length values within the Private dictionary table in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.99% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495497/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00721.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1876/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30721 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:121 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2525 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31712 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31709 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9321 signature vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=3157&release_id=605780
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30740 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=715 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-10.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30766 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31479 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2423 vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239006-1 vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2608
http://secunia.com/advisories/30821 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3026
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3129
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00717.html vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31856 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/31711 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0556.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0255
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29640 patch vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1794 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31823 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2558 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30600 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-318.htm
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31900 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30819 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020238 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-643-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0558.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31577 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1806?
CVE-2008-1806 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1806?
To fix CVE-2008-1806, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1806 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1806 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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