Vulnerability in Apple Cups
CVE-2008-3640
Integer overflow in the WriteProlog function in texttops in CUPS before 1.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.046 (91.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.046 · 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
- 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.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/32292 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-3640?
- CVE-2008-3640 is a vulnerability in Apple Cups, classified under CWE-189. Published 2008-10-14.
- Is CVE-2008-3640 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.