CVE-2008-3640
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
02 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
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
- 4.64% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.4% 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
- Important. 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
- 2008-10-14 20:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-08-12
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6d273503bc10be9f563d68e5072d59e2696e2960198ba2c433a3de965adfe073
05 Affected products
06 References
- sunsolve.sun.com261088http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1
- secunia.com32284http://secunia.com/advisories/32284
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:211http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:211
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2782http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200812-11http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml
- secunia.com32331http://secunia.com/advisories/32331
- secunia.com33111http://secunia.com/advisories/33111
- www.securitytracker.com1021034http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021034
- secunia.com32292http://secunia.com/advisories/32292
- labs.idefense.com20081009 Multiple Vendor CUPS texttops Integer Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=752
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-1568http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1568
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-8844https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comcups-writeprolog-bo(45790)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45790
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-8801https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:021http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
- secunia.com33085http://secunia.com/advisories/33085
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm
- www.securityfocus.com31690http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31690
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-3401http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3401
- secunia.com32226http://secunia.com/advisories/32226
- www.debian.orgDSA-1656http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-656-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/
- www.cups.orghttp://www.cups.org/str.php?L2919
- www.cups.orghttp://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575
- secunia.com32084http://secunia.com/advisories/32084
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0937http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10266https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10266
- secunia.com32316http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- cups Fixed in 1.3.8-1lenny2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- cups Fixed in 1.3.8-1lenny2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- cups Fixed in 1.3.8-1lenny2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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