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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-3640
Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS...
Vulnerability 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 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://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32284
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:211
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32331
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33111
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021034
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32292
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=752
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1568
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45790
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00331.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33085
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-470.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31690
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3401
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32226
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2919
- http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L575
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32084
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0937.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10266
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32316
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.5-1, 1.1.5-2, 1.1.6, 1.1.6-1, 1.1.6-2, 1.1.6-3, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.1.9-1, 1.1.10, 1.1.10-1, 1.1.11, 1.1.12, 1.1.13, 1.1.14, 1.1.15, 1.1.16, 1.1.17, 1.1.18, 1.1.19, 1.1.20, 1.1.21, 1.1.22, 1.1.23, 1.2, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.2.8, 1.2.9, 1.2.10, 1.2.11, 1.2.12, 1.3, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.3.6, 1.3.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 14th, 2008
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.