CVE-2008-1373

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the gif_read_lzw function in CUPS 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a GIF file with a large code_size value, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.66% 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
http://secunia.com/advisories/29659 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29573 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2765 patch exploit
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00091.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28544 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1059/references vdb entry
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
http://secunia.com/advisories/29630 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29750 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0136
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019739 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11479 signature vdb entry
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.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490486/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1625 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41587 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29661 third party advisory vendor advisory
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-2008-1373?
CVE-2008-1373 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1373?
To fix CVE-2008-1373, 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-2008-1373 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1373 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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