PT-2008-1099 · Apple+1 · Cups+1

Regenrecht · Published 2008-10-10 · Updated 2018-10-03 · CVE-2008-3640

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions cups versions prior to 1.3.9

Description The issue concerns multiple vulnerabilities in the cups package that can be exploited remotely, potentially leading to breaches of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. Specifically, an integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.3.9, update to version 1.3.9 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the cups service to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the cups package to process untrusted PostScript files until the issue is resolved.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-09353

CVE-2008-3640

DSA-1656-1

RHSA-2008:0937

RHSA-2008_0937

Affected Products

Red Hat

Cups

References · 40

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3640 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32292 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:211 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32284 · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00380.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3640 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3640 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32084 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31690 · Patch
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-261088-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32226 · Vendor Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/656-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1656 · Vendor Advisory
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml · Vendor Advisory