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CVE-2009-0577

Integer 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.

Published

2009-02-20T19:30:00.233

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apple	cups	1.1.17	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	3	No

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33995 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-064.htm Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0308.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486052 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48977 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9968 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33995 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-064.htm Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0308.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486052 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48977 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9968 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)