gsd-2008-3863
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_special_escape function in src/psgen.c in GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and 1.6.4 beta, when the -e (aka special escapes processing) option is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ASCII file, related to the setfilename command.
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CVE-2008-3863


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            "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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            "baseScore": 7.6,
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      },
      "lastModifiedDate": "2018-10-11T20:50Z",
      "publishedDate": "2008-10-23T22:00Z"
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  }
}


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