CVE-2008-3640
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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 overflow.
Find out more about CVE-2008-3640 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (cups) | RHSA-2008:0937 | 2008-10-10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (cups) | RHSA-2008:0937 | 2008-10-10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (cups) | RHSA-2008:0937 | 2008-10-10 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank "regenrecht" for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation