CVE-2007-4351

Description

Off-by-one error in the ippReadIO function in cups/ipp.c in CUPS 1.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) textWithLanguage or (2) nameWithLanguage Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) tag, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 26.30% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27410 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27499 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1407 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-76/advisory/ vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1934/references vdb entry
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.501902 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/27577 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27474 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27233 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-16.xml vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1022.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27712 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-476.htm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1875
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_58_cups.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27447 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27540 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27494 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1020.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/539-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018879 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27604 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10604 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26268 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38190 vdb entry
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://secunia.com/advisories/30847 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1023.html vendor advisory
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a00809a1f11.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3681 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:204 vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446897 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/27445 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00012.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=361661
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2561

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4351?
CVE-2007-4351 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4351?
To fix CVE-2007-4351, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-4351 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-4351 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~26% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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