CVE-2008-1807

7.5

CVSS v2.0 Base Score

3.58%

LOW RiskEPSS (89th percentile)

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.

Published: 6/16/2008

Modified: 6/16/2026

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

7.5

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

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

3.58%LOW Exploitation Risk

89th percentile

This vulnerability has a 3.58% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

CWE-189

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