CVE-2011-3170
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-3170 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-08-19 17:55:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The gif_read_lzw function in filter/image-gif.c in CUPS 1.4.8 and earlier does not properly handle the first code word in an LZW stream, which allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a crafted stream, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2896. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.3.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.3.11 | 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 |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.4 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.4 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.4 | b3 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | 1.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Apple | Cups | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:147 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2354-1 cups | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Bug 727800 – CVE-2011-2896 David Koblas' GIF decoder LZW decoder buffer overflow | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Patch |
| Ubuntu update for cups - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| CUPS Buffer Overflow in gif_read_lzw() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- CUPS: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| USN-1207-1: CUPS vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:146 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| cups: GIF reader loop, STR #3867 like · Issue #3914 · apple/cups · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | cups.org | Patch |
| CUPS 'gif_read_lzw()' CVE-2011-3170 GIF File Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.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.