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CVE-2008-1807

FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid...

7.5 HighFix available

FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid "number of axes" field in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file, which triggers a free of arbitrary memory locations, leading to memory corruption.

Exploit likelihood

3.58%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid "number of axes" field in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file, which triggers a free of arbitrary memory locations, leading to memory corruption.

Record
CVE-2008-1807
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-189
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid "number of axes" field in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file, which triggers a free of arbitrary memory locations, leading to memory corruption.

Record
CVE-2008-1807
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1807 No score

FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid "number of axes" field in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file, which triggers a free of arbitrary memory locations, leading to memory corruption.

Record
EUVD-2008-1807
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-239r-933r-8pjv No score

FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid...

FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid "number of axes" field in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file, which triggers a free of arbitrary memory locations, leading to memory corruption.

Record
GHSA-239r-933r-8pjv
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid "number of axes" field in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file, which triggers a free of arbitrary memory locations, leading to memory corruption.

Record
CVE-2008-1807
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1807 No score

FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid "number of axes" field in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file, which triggers a free of arbitrary memory locations, leading to memory corruption.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1807
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freetype
Debian:12
 before 2.3.6-1
2.3.6-1
freetype
Debian:13
 before 2.3.6-1
2.3.6-1
freetype
Debian:14
 before 2.3.6-1
2.3.6-1
freetype
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 2.2.1-5+etch3, plus listed versions
2.2.1-52.2.1-5+etch12.2.1-5+etch2
2.2.1-5+etch3
freetype
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 2.3.5-1+lenny1
2.3.5-1+lenny1
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-10.el3
0:2.1.4-10.el3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-10.el3
0:2.1.4-10.el3
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-10.el3
0:2.1.4-10.el3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-10.el3
0:2.1.4-10.el3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-10.el3
0:2.1.4-10.el3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-10.el3
0:2.1.4-10.el3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-10.el3
0:2.1.4-10.el3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-10.el3
0:2.1.4-10.el3
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-10.el3
0:2.1.4-10.el3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-10.el3
0:2.1.4-10.el3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-10.el3
0:2.1.4-10.el3
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-10.el3
0:2.1.4-10.el3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
0:2.1.9-8.el4.6
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
0:2.2.1-20.el5_2
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-15.el21
0:2.0.3-15.el21
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-15.el21
0:2.0.3-15.el21
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-15.el21
0:2.0.3-15.el21
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-15.el21
0:2.0.3-15.el21
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-15.el21
0:2.0.3-15.el21
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-15.el21
0:2.0.3-15.el21
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-15.el21
0:2.0.3-15.el21
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-15.el21
0:2.0.3-15.el21
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-15.el21
0:2.0.3-15.el21
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-15.el21
0:2.0.3-15.el21
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-15.el21
0:2.0.3-15.el21
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-15.el21
0:2.0.3-15.el21

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-1807 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Freetype, published June 16, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.58%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in freetype 2.3.6-1.

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