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CVE-2011-3170
The gif_read_lzw function in filter/image-gif.c in CUPS 1.4.8 and earlier does not properly handle the first code word in an LZW stream,…
Medium5.1EPSS 3.9%
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- mitre
Description
The gif_read_lzw function in filter/image-gif.c in CUPS 1.4.8 and earlier does not properly handle the first code word in an LZW stream, which allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted stream, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2896.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.6% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (12)
- USN-1207-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727800 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2354 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 46024 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1025980 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- GLSA-201207-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:146 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 45796 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- cups-gifreadlzw-function-bo(69380) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:147 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 49323 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://cups.org/str.php?L3914 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- 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)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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