Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.6% · top 8.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

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 (28)

• 261088 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 32284 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:211 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2782 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• GLSA-200812-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 32331 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 33111 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1021034 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 32292 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20081009 Multiple Vendor CUPS texttops Integer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1568 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-8844 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• cups-writeprolog-bo(45790) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-8801 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 33085 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 31690 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• ADV-2008-3401 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 32226 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1656 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• USN-656-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2919 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32084 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0937 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10266 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 32316 (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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 09:45 UTC.