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CVE-2008-1374 (GCVE-0-2008-1374)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-04 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:17
VLAI
Summary
Integer overflow in pdftops filter in CUPS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, when running on 64-bit platforms, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2004-0888.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-02… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://secunia.com/advisories/31388 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495164/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://secunia.com/advisories/29630 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2390 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0245 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Date Public
2008-04-01 00:00
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