7.5

CVE-2008-1808: freetype Numeric Errors

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1808
Published 16-06-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1808 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Numeric Errors vulnerability in freetype. EPSS estimates a 4.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5
DSA-1635-1DTSA-139-1RHSA-2008:0556RHSA-2008:0558RHSA-2009:0329

Timeline

  1. 16-06-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.22% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • freetype< 2.3.6-1
Freetype1 product
  • freetype1.3.1 | 2.0.6 | 2.0.9 | 2.1.7 | 2.1.9 | 2.1.10 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.10 | 2.3.3 | 2.3.4 | 2.3.5

2 vendors · 2 products

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