Integer underflow in the asn1_get_string function in the SNMP back end (backend/snmp.c) for CUPS 1.2 through 1.3.4 allows remote attackers…

Description

Integer underflow in the asn1_get_string function in the SNMP back end (backend/snmp.c) for CUPS 1.2 through 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SNMP response that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

13.6% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-189 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (26)

• http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2589 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• cups-asn1getstring-bo(39101) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• ADV-2007-4238 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• TA07-352A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 28129 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 28441 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28136 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28113 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28200 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-563-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• GLSA-200712-14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 26910 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-0322 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2007-12-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 28676 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1437 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 28386 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201570 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:036 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 28636 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• macos-snmp-bo(39097) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• ADV-2007-4242 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 26917 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 15:47 UTC.