CVE-2008-0053

Summary

CVECVE-2008-0053
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-03-18 23:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple buffer overflows in the HP-GL/2-to-PostScript filter in CUPS before 1.3.6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HP-GL/2 file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Cups 1.1 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.1 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.10 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.10-1 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.11 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.12 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.13 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.14 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.15 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.16 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.17 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.18 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.19 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.19 rc1 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.19 rc2 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.19 rc3 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.19 rc4 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.19 rc5 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.2 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.20 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.20 rc1 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.20 rc2 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.20 rc3 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.20 rc4 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.20 rc5 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.20 rc6 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.21 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.21 rc1 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.21 rc2 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.22 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.22 rc1 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.22 rc2 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.23 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.23 rc1 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.3 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.4 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.5 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.5-1 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.5-2 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.6 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.6-1 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.6-2 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.6-3 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.7 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.8 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.9 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.1.9-1 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2 b1 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2 b2 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2 rc1 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2 rc2 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2 rc3 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2.0 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2.1 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2.10 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2.11 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2.12 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2.2 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2.3 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2.4 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2.5 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2.6 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2.7 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2.8 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.2.9 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3 b1 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3 rc1 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3 rc2 All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3.0 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3.1 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3.2 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3.3 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3.4 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3.9 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.4.1 All All All
Application Apple Cups All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CUPS Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code or Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: cups security problems ( af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
CUPS Multiple Unspecified Input Validation Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo update for cups - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
About Security Update 2008-002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Red Hat update for cups - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for cups - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
USN-598-1: CUPS vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
SUSE update for cups - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 Security Update 2008-002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Patch
Debian update for cupsys - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1625-1 cupsys af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-002 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SVTC: Member Login af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-079A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: cups-1.2.12-10.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Mandriva update for cups - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:081 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Ubuntu update for cups - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2008-05-15Mark J CoxNVD clarification: To exploit this flaw an attacker needs to print a malicious file through the vulnerable filter (either themselves or by convincing a victim to do so), it should therefore be AC:M In CUPS, print filters run as an unprivileged user no superuser (root), therefore this should be scored C:P, I:P, A:P

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