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CVE-2008-3640

Published: Oct 14, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
5.8 IMPORTANT
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3640
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/189.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
CupsApple*1.3.8 (including)
CupsApple1.1 (including)1.1 (including)
CupsApple1.1.1 (including)1.1.1 (including)
CupsApple1.1.2 (including)1.1.2 (including)
CupsApple1.1.3 (including)1.1.3 (including)
CupsApple1.1.4 (including)1.1.4 (including)
CupsApple1.1.5 (including)1.1.5 (including)
CupsApple1.1.5-1 (including)1.1.5-1 (including)
CupsApple1.1.5-2 (including)1.1.5-2 (including)
CupsApple1.1.6 (including)1.1.6 (including)
CupsApple1.1.6-1 (including)1.1.6-1 (including)
CupsApple1.1.6-2 (including)1.1.6-2 (including)
CupsApple1.1.6-3 (including)1.1.6-3 (including)
CupsApple1.1.7 (including)1.1.7 (including)
CupsApple1.1.8 (including)1.1.8 (including)
CupsApple1.1.9 (including)1.1.9 (including)
CupsApple1.1.9-1 (including)1.1.9-1 (including)
CupsApple1.1.10 (including)1.1.10 (including)
CupsApple1.1.10-1 (including)1.1.10-1 (including)
CupsApple1.1.11 (including)1.1.11 (including)
CupsApple1.1.12 (including)1.1.12 (including)
CupsApple1.1.13 (including)1.1.13 (including)
CupsApple1.1.14 (including)1.1.14 (including)
CupsApple1.1.15 (including)1.1.15 (including)
CupsApple1.1.16 (including)1.1.16 (including)
CupsApple1.1.17 (including)1.1.17 (including)
CupsApple1.1.18 (including)1.1.18 (including)
CupsApple1.1.19 (including)1.1.19 (including)
CupsApple1.1.19-rc1 (including)1.1.19-rc1 (including)
CupsApple1.1.19-rc2 (including)1.1.19-rc2 (including)
CupsApple1.1.19-rc3 (including)1.1.19-rc3 (including)
CupsApple1.1.19-rc4 (including)1.1.19-rc4 (including)
CupsApple1.1.19-rc5 (including)1.1.19-rc5 (including)
CupsApple1.1.20 (including)1.1.20 (including)
CupsApple1.1.20-rc1 (including)1.1.20-rc1 (including)
CupsApple1.1.20-rc2 (including)1.1.20-rc2 (including)
CupsApple1.1.20-rc3 (including)1.1.20-rc3 (including)
CupsApple1.1.20-rc4 (including)1.1.20-rc4 (including)
CupsApple1.1.20-rc5 (including)1.1.20-rc5 (including)
CupsApple1.1.20-rc6 (including)1.1.20-rc6 (including)
CupsApple1.1.21 (including)1.1.21 (including)
CupsApple1.1.21-rc1 (including)1.1.21-rc1 (including)
CupsApple1.1.21-rc2 (including)1.1.21-rc2 (including)
CupsApple1.1.22 (including)1.1.22 (including)
CupsApple1.1.22-rc1 (including)1.1.22-rc1 (including)
CupsApple1.1.22-rc2 (including)1.1.22-rc2 (including)
CupsApple1.1.23 (including)1.1.23 (including)
CupsApple1.1.23-rc1 (including)1.1.23-rc1 (including)
CupsApple1.2-b1 (including)1.2-b1 (including)
CupsApple1.2-b2 (including)1.2-b2 (including)
CupsApple1.2-rc1 (including)1.2-rc1 (including)
CupsApple1.2-rc2 (including)1.2-rc2 (including)
CupsApple1.2-rc3 (including)1.2-rc3 (including)
CupsApple1.2.0 (including)1.2.0 (including)
CupsApple1.2.1 (including)1.2.1 (including)
CupsApple1.2.2 (including)1.2.2 (including)
CupsApple1.2.3 (including)1.2.3 (including)
CupsApple1.2.4 (including)1.2.4 (including)
CupsApple1.2.5 (including)1.2.5 (including)
CupsApple1.2.6 (including)1.2.6 (including)
CupsApple1.2.7 (including)1.2.7 (including)
CupsApple1.2.8 (including)1.2.8 (including)
CupsApple1.2.9 (including)1.2.9 (including)
CupsApple1.2.10 (including)1.2.10 (including)
CupsApple1.2.11 (including)1.2.11 (including)
CupsApple1.2.12 (including)1.2.12 (including)
CupsApple1.3-b1 (including)1.3-b1 (including)
CupsApple1.3-rc1 (including)1.3-rc1 (including)
CupsApple1.3-rc2 (including)1.3-rc2 (including)
CupsApple1.3.0 (including)1.3.0 (including)
CupsApple1.3.1 (including)1.3.1 (including)
CupsApple1.3.2 (including)1.3.2 (including)
CupsApple1.3.3 (including)1.3.3 (including)
CupsApple1.3.4 (including)1.3.4 (including)
CupsApple1.3.5 (including)1.3.5 (including)
CupsApple1.3.6 (including)1.3.6 (including)
CupsApple1.3.7 (including)1.3.7 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatcups-1:1.1.17-13.3.54*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatcups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatcups-1:1.2.4-11.18.el5_2.2*
CupsUbuntuupstream*
CupsysUbuntudapper*
CupsysUbuntufeisty*
CupsysUbuntugutsy*
CupsysUbuntuhardy*
CupsysUbuntuupstream*

References

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