PT-2008-1132 · Freetype+1 · Freetype+1

Published 2008-06-16 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-1807

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions freetype versions prior to 2.3.6

Description The issue concerns multiple vulnerabilities in the freetype package that can be exploited to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. Exploitation can be achieved remotely. Specifically, it allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid number of axes field in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file, leading to memory corruption by freeing arbitrary memory locations.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.3.6, update to version 2.3.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of freetype until a patch is applied. Avoid using freetype to process untrusted PFB files until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-09641

CVE-2008-1807

DSA-1635-1

DTSA-139-1

RHSA-2008:0556

RHSA-2008:0558

RHSA-2008_0556

Affected Products

Red Hat

Freetype

References · 65

• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00717.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0556.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0558.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1807 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:121 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-643-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00721.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1807 · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-10.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1807 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30600 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory