01 Record

CVE-2008-0047

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cgiCompileSearch function in CUPS 1.3.5, and other versions including the version bundled with Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2, when printer sharing is enabled, allows remote

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the cgiCompileSearch function in CUPS 1.3.5, and other versions including the version bundled with Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2, when printer sharing is enabled, allows remote

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 6.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 93.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2008-03-18 23:00Z18 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 07:32Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2008-01-03

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowVariant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

4e3f47edb961bd1632500cc0a5e479efec22cf355bdb7a915be4d06848b9ce32

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

applemac_os_xNot specified—

applemac_os_x_serverNot specified—

cupscupsNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

secunia.com29485http://secunia.com/advisories/29485third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:015http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00005.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
secunia.com29573http://secunia.com/advisories/29573third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.vupen.comADV-2008-0921http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0921/referencesvdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
www.us-cert.govTA08-079Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.htmlthird-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
www.securitytracker.com1019646http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019646vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
www.vupen.comADV-2008-0924http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/referencesvdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-2131https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00091.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
www.ubuntu.comUSN-598-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-598-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:081http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:081vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
secunia.com29420http://secunia.com/advisories/29420third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2008-03-18http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
www.securityfocus.com28307http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28307vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10085https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10085vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
secunia.com29750http://secunia.com/advisories/29750third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
secunia.com29448http://secunia.com/advisories/29448third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-2897https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00105.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
secunia.com29634http://secunia.com/advisories/29634third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
secunia.com29655http://secunia.com/advisories/29655third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
docs.info.apple.comhttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562x_refsource_CONFIRM
secunia.com29431http://secunia.com/advisories/29431third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
labs.idefense.com20080318 Multiple Vendor CUPS CGI Heap Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=674third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
www.debian.orgDSA-1530http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1530vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0192http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0192.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200804-01http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-01.xmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
secunia.com29603http://secunia.com/advisories/29603third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

cups
Fixed in 1.3.6-3

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

cups
Fixed in 1.3.6-3

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

cups
Fixed in 1.3.6-3

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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