CVE-2008-3863
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-3863 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-10-23 22:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-11 20:50:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-119
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo update for enscript - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| rPath update for enscript - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| GNU Enscript "setfilename" Special Escape Buffer Overflow - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Ubuntu update for enscript - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1670-1 enscript | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| Vulnerabilities - Secunia Research - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | MISC | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887 | CONFIRM | issues.rpath.com | |
| GNU Enscript 'src/psgen.c' Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:243 | Mandriva | MANDRIVA | www.mandriva.com | |
| Security Advisory SA33109 - Red Hat update for enscript - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: enscript-1.6.4-9.fc8 | FEDORA | www.redhat.com | |
| About the security content of Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 | CONFIRM | support.apple.com | |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-133A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | CERT | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| Debian update for enscript - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| USN-660-1: enscript vulnerability | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| SecurityReason - GNU Enscript "setfilename" Special Escape Buffer Overflow | SREASON | securityreason.com | |
| Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321 - rPath Wiki | CONFIRM | wiki.rpath.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: enscript-1.6.4-10.fc9 | FEDORA | www.redhat.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| enscript: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code — Gentoo Linux Documentation | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:024 | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 | APPLE | lists.apple.com | |
| Fedora update for enscript - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| ASA-2008-504 (RHSA-2008-1021) | CONFIRM | support.avaya.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | |
| Webmail | OVH- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.