CVE-2008-4306

Description

Buffer overflow in enscript before 1.6.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to the font escape sequence.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.09% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10718 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32521 third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/49569 vdb entry
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://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://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0321
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-02.xml vendor advisory
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://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-2008-4306?
CVE-2008-4306 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4306?
To fix CVE-2008-4306, 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-2008-4306 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4306 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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