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CVE-2008-0053
Multiple buffer overflows in the HP-GL/2-to-PostScript filter in CUPS before 1.3.6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…
High10.0EPSS 8.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the HP-GL/2-to-PostScript filter in CUPS before 1.3.6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HP-GL/2 file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.3% · top 5.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (26)
- RHSA-2008:0206 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 31324 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28304 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 29659 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29573 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- TA08-079A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0924 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- USN-598-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:020 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:081 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10356 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 29420 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29630 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 29750 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-2897 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 29634 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29655 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1625 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1019672 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 28334 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- macos-cups-inputvalidation-unspecified(41272) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0192 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 29603 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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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