CVE-2008-3640

high

Description

Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

References

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.html

https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10266

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45790

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1568

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3401

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021034

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31690

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:211

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656

http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2919

http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1

http://secunia.com/advisories/33111

http://secunia.com/advisories/33085

http://secunia.com/advisories/32331

http://secunia.com/advisories/32316

http://secunia.com/advisories/32292

http://secunia.com/advisories/32284

http://secunia.com/advisories/32226

http://secunia.com/advisories/32084

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=752

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-10-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High