CVE-2008-3863

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the read_special_escape function in src/psgen.c in GNU Enscript 1.6.1 and 1.6.4 beta, when the -e (aka special escapes processing) option is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ASCII file, related to the setfilename command.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 18.59% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2891 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32137 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46026 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31858 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32521 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00040.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9939 vdb entry signature
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00014.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1016.html vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-504.htm
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-660-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third party advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4488 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497647/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498385/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2887
http://secunia.com/advisories/32854 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:243 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32970 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32530 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1670 vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-41/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32753 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33109 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-1021.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3863?
CVE-2008-3863 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3863?
To fix CVE-2008-3863, 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-2008-3863 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3863 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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