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CVE-2015-3258
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteProlog function in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.70 allows remote…
High7.5EPSS 7.9%
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- Updated
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- redhat
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the WriteProlog function in filter/texttopdf.c in texttopdf in cups-filters before 1.0.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a small line size in a print job.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.9% · top 5.3% 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: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (10)
- USN-2659-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-201510-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 75436 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150626 CVE-2015-3258 cups-filters: texttopdf heap-based buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1244 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://bzr.linuxfoundation.org/loggerhead/openprinting/cups-filters/revision/7363 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235385 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3303 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:2360 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
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