Buffer overflow in Apple Cups
CVE-2008-3639
Heap-based buffer overflow in the read_rle16 function in imagetops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SGI image with malformed Run Length Encoded (RLE) data containing a small image and a large row count.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.044 (91.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Cups — versions 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11464 (signature, vdb-entry)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/32284 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2782 (vdb-entry)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-11.xml (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/32331 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/33111 (third-party-advisory)
- www.cups.org/str.php (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/32292 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-3639?
- CVE-2008-3639 is a vulnerability in Apple Cups, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-10-14.
- Is CVE-2008-3639 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.