Buffer overflow in GNU Escript

CVE-2008-5078

Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) recognize_eps_file function (src/psgen.c) and (2) tilde_subst function (src/util.c) in GNU enscript 1.6.1, and possibly earlier, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an epsf escape sequence with a long filename.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.031 (86.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.