CVE-2009-0577

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0577
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-20 19:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS 1.1.17 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3640.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

AV:N/AC:M/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
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat update for cups - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
ASA-2009-064 (RHSA-2009-0308) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
486052 – (CVE-2009-0577) CVE-2009-0577 cups-CVE-2008-3640.patch has been corrupted. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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