CVE-2008-5078 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2008-5078

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and...

Vulnerability Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and (2) tilde_subst function (src/util.c) in GNU enscript 1.6.1, and possibly earlier, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an epsf escape sequence with a long filename.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

escript
Vulnerable Versions:
1.6.1

Timeline

Official Publish: December 19th, 2008
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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