CVE-2008-0053

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the HP-GL/2-to-PostScript filter in CUPS before 1.3.6 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HP-GL/2 file.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.19% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0206.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31324 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29659 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29573 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-598-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:081 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10356 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29630 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29750 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00105.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29634 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29655 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1625 vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019672 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28334 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41272 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0192.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-01.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29603 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0053?
CVE-2008-0053 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0053?
To fix CVE-2008-0053, 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-2008-0053 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0053 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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