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CVE-2008-1373
Buffer overflow in the gif_read_lzw function in CUPS 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a GIF file with a large…
Medium5.8EPSS 2.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
Buffer overflow in the gif_read_lzw function in CUPS 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a GIF file with a large code_size value, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.8 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.
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
- 29659 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29573 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2765 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-2131 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 28544 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1059 (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
- 29630 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29750 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0136 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1019739 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11479 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_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
- 20080404 rPSA-2008-0136-1 cups (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-1625 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- cups-gifreadlzw-bo(41587) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 29661 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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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