Is CVE-2008-1808 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-1808 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-1808?

CVE-2008-1808 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-1808?

CVE-2008-1808 has an EPSS score of 4.22% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1808?

Upgrade freetype on debian 11 to 2.3.6-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-1808

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-189

How to fix

Remediation Available

freetypeDebian

Fixed in:2.3.6-1CVE-2008-1808

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-189 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-1538	High	10.0	99%	-	-
CVE-2006-3747	High	7.6	96%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-0071	High	9.3	93%	-	-
CVE-2015-3829	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2015-3864	High	10.0	87%	-	-
CVE-2015-1539	High	10.0	86%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.