CVE-2008-5286

Summary

CVECVE-2008-5286
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-12-01 15:30:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the _cupsImageReadPNG function in CUPS 1.1.17 through 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large height value, which bypasses a validation check and triggers a buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 1.1.20 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 1.2 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 1.3.5 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3.6 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3.7 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3.8 All All All
Application Apple Cups 1.3.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CUPS Integer Overflow in _cupsImageReadPNG() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
OptiPNG: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Easy Software Products af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.easysw.com
Red Hat update for cups - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
oss-security - (sort of urgent) CVE Request -- cups (repost) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
CUPS PNG Filter '_cupsImageReadPNG()' Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
STR #2974 - Bugs & Features - Common UNIX Printing System af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cups.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Security Advisory SA33111 - Gentoo update for cups - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1677-1 cupsys af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA32962 - Gentoo update for optipng - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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