CVE-2007-5849

Description

Integer underflow in the asn1_get_string function in the SNMP back end (backend/snmp.c) for CUPS 1.2 through 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SNMP response that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 34.58% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2589
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39101 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/28129 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28441 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28113 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28200 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-563-1 vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-14.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00003.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00908.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28676 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1437 vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://secunia.com/advisories/28386 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201570
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:036 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39097 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4242 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26917 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5849?
CVE-2007-5849 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5849?
To fix CVE-2007-5849, 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-2007-5849 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5849 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~35% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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