CVE-2008-5286
Integer overflow in the _cupsImageReadPNG function in CUPS 1.1.17 through 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large height value, which bypasses a validation
02 Description
Integer overflow in the _cupsImageReadPNG function in CUPS 1.1.17 through 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large height value, which bypasses a validation
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
- 4.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.9% 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
- 2008-12-01 15:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:49Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-12-01
- 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
- 0512128fe2942624e7bdb0b57dff73a14477b8481ede37597b3f0ae73d63cf27
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081201 (sort of urgent) CVE Request -- cups (repost)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/12/01/1
- secunia.com33101http://secunia.com/advisories/33101
- www.securityfocus.com32518http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32518
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200812-11http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10058https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10058
- secunia.com33111http://secunia.com/advisories/33111
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:1028http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1028.html
- www.cups.orghttp://www.cups.org/str.php?L2974
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200812-01http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-01.xml
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:029http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:029
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:002http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
- secunia.com33568http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
- www.debian.orgDSA-1677http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1677
- secunia.com32962http://secunia.com/advisories/32962
- www.securitytracker.com1021298http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021298
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-3315http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3315
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comcups-cupsimagereadpng-overflow(46933)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46933
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:028http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028
- svn.easysw.comhttp://svn.easysw.com/public/cups/trunk/CHANGES-1.3.txt
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- cups Fixed in 1.3.8-1lenny4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- cups Fixed in 1.3.8-1lenny4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- cups Fixed in 1.3.8-1lenny4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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