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ID CVE-2009-0577
Summary Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3640.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 6.8 (as of 13-02-2023 - 02:19)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-189
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:23:45.983-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • comment CentOS Linux 3.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
description Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3640.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9968
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3640.
version 29
redhat via4
advisories
rhsa
id RHSA-2009:0308
rpms
  • cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.56
  • cups-debuginfo-1:1.1.17-13.3.56
  • cups-devel-1:1.1.17-13.3.56
  • cups-libs-1:1.1.17-13.3.56
refmap via4
confirm
secunia 33995
xf cups-texttops-writeprolog-bo(48977)
Last major update 13-02-2023 - 02:19
Published 20-02-2009 - 19:30
Last modified 13-02-2023 - 02:19
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