CVE-2008-1722

Description

Multiple integer overflows in (1) filter/image-png.c and (2) filter/image-zoom.c in CUPS 1.3 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated via a crafted PNG image.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.16% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31324 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30553 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41832 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8768 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32292 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30190 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29809 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-606-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28781 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/44398 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30078 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29902 third party advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0498.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1625 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019854 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00068.html vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:170 vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-23.xml vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/218395 third party advisory us government resource
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00081.html vendor advisory
http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2790 patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1226/references vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1722?
CVE-2008-1722 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1722?
To fix CVE-2008-1722, 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-2008-1722 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1722 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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