THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-1808
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-1808

Freetype vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.2%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
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 vendor
Freetype
Affected product
Freetype
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2008-06-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-1808

  • Confirm whether Freetype Freetype is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-1808.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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