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Critical
CVE-2007-5849
Integer underflow in the asn1_get_string function in the SNMP back...
Vulnerability Description
Integer underflow in the asn1_get_string function in the SNMP back end (backend/snmp.c) for CUPS 1.2 through 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SNMP response that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2589
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39101
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28129
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28441
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28113
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28200
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00003.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00908.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28676
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1437
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28386
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201570
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:036
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39097
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4242
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26917
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.2.4, 1.2.9, 1.2.10, 1.2.12, 1.3.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 19th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.